27^th European Biotechnology Congress

Biomaterials

A biomaterial is a substance that has been designed to act with biological systems for a medical purpose - either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair or replace a tissue perform of the body) or a diagnostic one. It’s experienced steady and robust growth over its history, with several firms finance massive amounts of cash into the event of latest product. Biomaterials science encompasses components of medication, biology, chemistry, tissue engineering and materials science. They're usually used and/or custom-made for a medical application, and therefore contain whole or a part of a living structure or medical specialty device that performs, augments, or replaces a natural perform. Such functions are also comparatively passive, like being employed for a heart valve, or could also is bioactive with an additional interactive practicality like hydroxyl-apatite coated hip implants. Biomaterials also are used on a daily basis in dental applications, surgery, and drug delivery.