UNIT 1:
Definition and classification of bio-materials
Body response to implants
UNIT 2:
Metallic implant materials: Stainless steels
Ceramic implant materials: Aluminium oxides
Glass ceramics and carbon
Glass ceramics and carbon
UNIT 3:
Polymerization, polyamides, Acryrilic polymers
Rubbers, high strength Thermoplastics
Bio polymers: Collagen and Elastin
Medical Textiles: Silica, Chitosan
PLA composites,Sutures, wound dressings
Materials for ophthalmology: contact lens
Membranes for plasma separation and Blood oxygenation.
UNIT 4:
Soft tissue replacements,
Sutures,surgical tapes, adhesive
Maxillofacial augmentation
hard tissue replacement Implants
UNIT 5:
Prosthetic Cardiac Valves
Artificial lung (oxygenator)
Artificial Kidney (Dialyser membrane)
