Bio materials 2 min read
Once Tooth Blings Were In Vogue
The Mayans replaced their teeth with false teeth carved out of a ceramic material sourced out of sea shells called nacre or mother…
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Bio materials 4 min read
The Insect That Keeps Giving
Materials derived from insects and plants were frequently used in healthcare. The honeybee is an insect that has been of great…
Bio materials 4 min read
The Map All Biomaterialists Should Understand
We know various material types (e.g., metals, ceramics, polymers) can be used as raw materials to develop an implant or…
Bio materials 4 min read
The Prozyr Femoral Ball Recall
In 2001, in European and American regulatory agencies recalled millions of zirconia ball heads sold under the commercial name Prozyr by…
Bio materials 3 min read
The W and H of Total Hip Replacement
The hip joints bear our entire body’s weight as well as forces exerted by hip and leg muscles. Except for…
Bio materials 3 min read
The Sulzer Recall
In 2000, Sulzer Orthopedics noticed higher than normal revision surgeries on their InterOpAcetabular Shell. The shell was held to the…
Bio materials 3 min read
How to regenerate bone: Molly Stevens at TEDGlobal 2013
Molly Stevens would like to introduce you to the first blue tooth. No literally, a blue tooth made out of…
Bio materials 6 min read
No, this isn’t moldy beer. It’s a smart biomaterial you might eventually wear
What might our clothes look like in 50 years? When textile designer Suzanne Lee was researching her book, Fashioning the Future, she…
Bio materials 8 min read
11 biomaterials that can heal the human body. Including, yes, biting ants
Biomaterials are substances — synthetic or natural — that can be used to improve health, minimize suffering and improve…
Bio materials 3 min read
Surface interactions at Biomaterials and Implants
THERE ARE PLENTY of recordings where foreign materials have been embedded in the tissue of living human beings. What makes an…
