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completely resorbable
surface reactive
nearly inert
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CERAMICS
Nearly inert ceramics e.g., alumina and carbons show
little chemical reactivity even after thousands of hours
or exposure to the physiological pH and therefore show
minimal interfacial bonds with living tissues.
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CERAMICS
The more reactive materials like calcium phosphate,
release ions from the surface over a period of time as
well
as provide protein bond sites.
materials
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CARBON
The carbons are inert ceramic materials.
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CARBON
Pyrolytic carbons are formed by deposition of the
isotropic structure on a while in a fluidized bed, at
controlled temperature between 1000 to 24000C.
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CARBON
• These thin films of LTI carbon have good bonding
strength to a number of metals with value ranging from
(10Mpa to 35MPa) with the ultimate value being
dependent upon conditions of deposition.
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CARBON
Vitreous carbon is a polycrystalline solid with a very
small grain size, formed by the controlled pyrolysis of a
polymer such as phenol formaldehyde resin, rayon and
polyacrylonitrile.
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CARBON
Pyrolytic LTI carbon is used because it is highly
biocompatible, especially when used as a blood
interface.
high corrosion
wear resistance
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ALUMINA
Natural single crystal alumina known as sapphire has
been successfully used to make implants.
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ALUMINA
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ALUMINA
The hip prostheses consist of a square or cylindrical
shaped alumina socket, the latter with an outer screw
profile, for cement free anchorage to the bone.
Surface finishing
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GLASS CERAMICS
The main for the invention of this type of implant material
is to achieve a controlled surface reactivity that will induce
a direct chemical bond between the implant and the
surrounding tissues.
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GLASS CERAMICS
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RESORBABLE CERAMICS
One of the first resorbable implant substance uses was
Plaster of Paris.
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RESORBABLE CERAMICS
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