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Challenges in Materials for Health Care Applications
Author(s) -
Williams David F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.19891010541
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , compatibility (geochemistry) , health care , computer science , biocompatible material , risk analysis (engineering) , biochemical engineering , engineering ethics , systems engineering , engineering , medicine , materials science , biomedical engineering , political science , chemical engineering , law
Important issues face the use of advanced materials in medical applications. It is now possible to replace or augment many tissues and parts of the body by implanted devices, but there are still sever limitations to functions they are able to perform and problems associated with their compatibility with the tissues. Biomaterials of the future need to simulate more closely the tissues are replacing and both the current position and future outlook are reviewed in this light.