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The different aspects (physical, chemical and biochemical) influencing the biocompatibility of a biomaterial for prosthetic use are analyzed and discussed in relation to the bulk and surface structure of the material and to biomaterial-tissue molecular interactions.
Also the actual strategies (“new” and “composite” biomaterials) are analyzed considering the effects involved in obtaining optimum conditions as regards to the biocompatibility.
Finally, the synthesis of calcium and calcium-aluminium oligophosphate glasses with a controlled structure for orthopaedic use on the one hand and, on the other, the possibility to give stability to the surface water layer of hydrophilic contact lenses based on organic polymers for ophthalmological use are discussed as examples of the concepts enunciated in the work.
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Bertoluzza, A., Morelli, M.A., Tinti, A. (1992). Relationships between bulk and surface structure and biomaterial biocompatibility. In: Ravaglioli, A., Krajewski, A. (eds) Bioceramics and the Human Body. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2896-4_23
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