CERAMIC BIOMATERIALS: AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW

A review of classes of biomaterials and their applications is presented. Particular interest is paid to bioceramics, calcium phosphates and hydroxyapatite which are the leading biomaterials employed today. Several methods for producing hydroxyapatite are presented, including the characteristics and disadvantages of each methodology reported in specialized literature. The main trends of the modern biomaterial science and technology, as well as the fundamental scientific problems involved, are discussed