^{CERAMIC BIOMATERIALS: AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW}

A. Sáenz (1,2), E. Rivera (3), W. Brostow (3,4), V. M. Castaño (3*)
(1) Escuela de Física, Universidad de Costa Rica,
San Jose 2060, Costa Rica
(2) Facultad de Ciencias Químicas e Ingeniería,
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernava 62210, Morelos, Mexico
(3) Insituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
A.P. 1-1010, Querétaro 76000, Querétaro, Mexico
(4) Department of Materials Science,
University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5310, USA
*corresponding author e-mail: meneses@servidor.unam.mx

ABSTRACT

A review of classes of biomaterials and their applications is presented. Particular interest is paid to bioceramics, calcium phosphates and hydroxyapatite which are the leading biomaterials employed today. Several methods for producing hydroxyapatite are presented, including the characteristics and disadvantages of each methodology reported in specialized literature. The main trends of the modern biomaterial science and technology, as well as the fundamental scientific problems involved, are discussed.

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