BIOMATERIALS

Introduction.

Structural, mechanical, physical, chemical, and biochemical properties and testing of biomaterials.

Engineering of general and special requests of biomaterials (metals, polymers, ceramics, composites).

Exploiting stability ex vivo.

Electrochemistry and corrosion of metals, anticorrosion protection, corrosion stability testing. Ceramics exploiting behavior. Polymers exploiting behavior, chemical degradation, influence of sterilization, influence of bacteria. Composites exploiting behavior.

Organism reaction on biomaterials.

In vitrotesting. In vivo biomaterials' local tissue reaction. General biomaterials' influence on organism

Selection of biomaterials and construction.

Basic steps in construction and production of bioimplants. Bioimplants in medicine and dentistry