Exploring Biomaterials

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Objective

I can describe what biomaterials are and how they're used to solve problems in medicine and engineering.

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Warm-up video

Materials Science - a Chalmers Area of Advance · 5:02

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Biomaterials are special because they are accepted by the body which helps to avoid complications when implanted.

  2. 2

    Scientists are developing advanced biomaterials that are made to become permanently integrated with body tissues through a process called osseointegration.

  3. 3

    3D printing is being used to create patient-specific implants and even print body parts by building a scaffolding for cells to grow.

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Practice

10 questions

1

What is the primary characteristic that makes biomaterials suitable for medical applications?

2

According to the video, what material was used to help Jan Hil Michon recover from his bike accident?

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Exit ticket

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1. What biomaterials are? 2. Give one example of how they are used in medicine to solve a problem.

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