Ceramics in Medicine. Master Course

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Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Department of Materials Science Glass and Ceramics, 2006. — 89 p.The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of ceramic materials used in medical applications, so-called bioceramics. After an introduction that summarizes the history, survey and clinical use of bioceramics, the first chapter describes fundamental biological and medical aspects that are relevant for the interdisciplinary approach taken by engineers, biologist, and physicians to improve existing biomaterials. Each of the following chapters focuses on one important class of bioceramics - calcium phosphates, bioactive glasses and glass-eramics, bioinert oxides, and carbon - and covers preparation, properties and applications of these materials.Fundamental biological and medical aspects The biological systemCells Proteins Mineralized tissuesBiocompatibilityTypes of bioceramic-tissue interactions Biological testing of biomaterials Sterilization of implants and devicesCalcium phosphates Hydroxyapatite (Ha) syntheses based on theoretical compositions Apatite composition Tricalcium phosphate (Tcp) porous CaP Calcium phosphate cements (Cpc)caP coatings Plasma-spraying of Ha biomimetic apatitesBioactive glasses and glass-ceramicsBioglassGlass-ceramic implants Apatite glass-ceramicsApatite-wollastonite glass-ceramics Mica-apatite glass-ceramics Glass-ceramics for restorative dentistryLeucite glass-ceramics ZrO2 containing glass-ceramics Glass ionomer cements 5 Bioinert oxidesAlumina (Al2O3 ) Zirconia (ZrO2) Al2O3 -ZrO2 CompositesCarbonCarbon Structures Processing of pyrolytic carbon