Biocompatibility of Biomaterials for Nanoencapsulation: Current Approaches

Current and future biocompatibility aspects of biomaterials for hip prosthesis

The field of biomaterials has turn into an electrifying area because these materials improve the quality and longevity of human life. The first and foremost necessity for the selection of the biomaterial is the acceptability by human body. However, the materials used in hip implants are designed to sustain the load bearing function of human bones for the start of the patient’s life. The most co...

Biocompatibility study of polymeric biomaterials.

Polymeric hydrogels are used as wound dressing material since these materials show advantages such as pain relief, exudates absorption, barrier to microorganisms, permeability, and others. This article shows the results obtained in a study aiming to know the biological performance of different polymeric materials to be used in contact with skin: PVP hydrogels and acrylate adhesive. The biocompa...

Biocompatibility of Bacterial Cellulose Based Biomaterials

Some bacteria can synthesize cellulose when they are cultivated under adequate conditions. These bacteria produce a mat of cellulose on the top of the culture medium, which is formed by a three-dimensional coherent network of pure cellulose nanofibers. Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been widely used in different fields, such as the paper industry, electronics and tissue engineering due to its rem...

Cell Adhesion to Biomaterials: Concept of Biocompatibility

Surface behaviour of biomaterials: the theta surface for biocompatibility.

"Biomaterials" are non-living substances selected to have predictable interactions with contacting biological phases, in applications ranging from medical/dental implants to food processing to control of biofouling in the sea. More than 30 years of empirical observations of the surface behaviours of various materials in biological settings, when correlated with the contact-angle-determined Crit...