Biomedical Application Ceramics

Among those nanostructured ceramics cements and coatings are being considered for major use in orthopaedic dental and other medical applications.

Biomedical application ceramics. Sections discuss the fundamentals of alumina ceramics look at the various industrial applications and examine a variety of medical applications. Biomedical application of nanoparticles nps is an emerging discipline within which electron microscopy em is an essential tool for identifying intracellular location of nps. The use of ceramics for biomedical applications keeps increasing as does the number of bioceramic systems being studied in our laboratories. They have the advantage of being inert in the human body and their hardness and resistance to abrasion makes them useful for bones and teeth replacement.

Understanding of the potential biomedical applications of ceramic nanomaterials will provide a major insight in to the future developments. As such this book is a timely resource on the topics discussed. The ecosystem of bioceramics is now much richer than it was 20 or 30 years ago thanks in particular to the development of third generation biomaterials that combine materials and biological factor to elicit faster healing. Advances in ceramic processing have contributed to increased possibility of modifying the materials for use in biomedicine.

Biocompatible ceramics also known as bioceramics include of both macro and nano materials mainly used for bone teeth and other medical applications. Alumina ceramics are a leading biomaterial used for specialist medical applications such as bionic implants and tissue engineering and the only biomaterial commercially viable for use as bearings for orthopedic hip replacements. The inherent brittleness of ceramics has limited their competition with ductile metals and polymers. Advanced technical ceramics include medical ceramics electroceramics optoceramics and structural ceramics to name but a few.

Ceramics for biomedical applications is a relatively recent phenomenon. Ceramics show numerous applications as biomaterials due to their physico chemical properties. Np dispersion dissolution and dose internalised by cells and tissues can all be monitored and quantified by em but this will only be accurate with appropriate sample preparation. Biomedical and clinical applications examines the extraordinary material alumina and its use in biomedicine and industry.