Intro to Biomaterials Flashcards
3 main classes of materials
metals, ceramics, and polymers
____ and ____ are considered polymer-ceramic
composite resin; glass-ionomer
____ are considered metal-ceramic
metal-ceramic crowns
material used to construct artificial organs, rehabilitation devices, or prostheses and replace natural body tissues, without causing any harm or negative reactions
biomaterials
synthetic biomaterials
composites
silicone impression materials
natural biomaterials
alginates
hydrocolloids
tissue-engineered biomaterials
stem cells replacement tissues (growing a tooth from a bud)
metals are considered ___, ____, and ____
hard, ductile (tough), strong
ceramics are considered ___, ____ and ____
hard, brittle, strong
polymers are considered ____, ____, and ____
soft, ductile (tough), weak
____ and ____ have high processing temperatures
metals; ceramics
____ tend to have lower processing temperatures
polymers
polymers tend to be used as ____ processing materials
direct
metallic elements have ____ in their outer shell
1,2,3 electrons
____ are key to metallic bonds and are ____ bound to nucleus
electrons; loosely
electrons have free ____; ___ and ____ conductivity and ductility-bend without breaking
mobility; thermal and electrical
mixture of 2 or more metals
metal alloys
metal alloys include ___ and ____
cast metals for crowns; amalgams
pure metal is ____; atoms can slide
ductile
solid solution alloy is ____ but less _____
stronger; ductile
____ must be made to resist deformation; modified to impede dislocations
strengthening noble metals
noble metals include
Au, Ag, Pd, Pt
___ and ___ bonds are associated with ceramics
ionic; covalent
ionic and covalent bonds are ____ than metallic bonds
stronger
covalent bonds are ____ than ionic bonds
stronger
ionic bonds have an ____ and ____
electron donor; electron acceptor
covalent bonds have ____ shared electrons
equally
ceramics are a mixture of ___ and ____ elements
metallic; non-metallic
3 metallic oxides most common ceramics in dentistry
SiO2, Al2O3, K2O