Müller F.A. Ceramics in Medicine. Master Course

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 system
Cells
Proteins
Mineralized tissues
Biocompatibility
Types 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-ceramics
Bioglass
Glass-ceramic implants
Apatite glass-ceramics
Apatite-wollastonite glass-ceramics
Mica-apatite glass-ceramics
Glass-ceramics for restorative dentistry
Leucite glass-ceramics
ZrO₂ containing glass-ceramics
Glass ionomer cements
5 Bioinert oxides
Alumina (Al₂O₃ )
Zirconia (ZrO₂)
Al₂O₃ -ZrO₂ CompositesCarbon
Carbon Structures
Processing of pyrolytic carbon