EXAM 1 Flashcards
1
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What are biomaterials?
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- have to do with biology
- integrated to work in unison or interact w/ body
2
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Bio-inert
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- doesn’t interact w/ body
- only replaces a function while remaining stable
3
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Examples of bio-inert
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- ceramic tooth
- hip implants
4
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Bio-active
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- releases some kind of factor into environment
- serves function and possible to be cleared in body
5
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Examples of bio-active materials
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- bioactive glass
- collaged based scaffolds used in tissue engineering
6
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Regenerative
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- works in unison with body
- interactives and instructs cells
- restores a function and gets replaced by the body
7
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Examples of regenerative
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- materials for stem cell delivery
8
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Why is biocompatibility not enough?
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- has to guarantee improve or healing
- can’t just be dormant, has to have purpose for existing
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