Author: Leif Hermansson
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9814463442
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Biomaterials are produced in situ and in vivo in the body using mainly hydration reactions, that is, reactions between phosphates, silicates or aluminates, and water. The nanostructural integration of these biomaterials in the body is controlled by six mechanisms. The biomaterial interaction with body liquid results in bioactivity and total closure