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Scope and Markets For Medical Implants,ramics and composite materials in the formulation of medical devices dates back centuries to the use of plant and animal skins for the amelioration of pathological conditions that resulted from mechanical, chemical or pathogenic trauma to tissues and organs. The word ‘device’ as defined by the US Fe

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Replacement of Skeletal Tissues,s. These processes lead to impaired locomotion and high levels of pain and therefore must be surgically corrected. Tissue grafts and synthetic polymeric materials are used to repair damaged tendons and ligaments while joint replacement is achieved using primarily metals and polymeric materials. Fixa

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Biomaterials Used In Ophthalmology, of vision using contact lenses has been accomplished since the 1960s and will eventually be replaced using a procedure in which a biomaterial and laser surgery are used to change the curvature of the cornea. Viscous solutions containing large molecules are used during surgical procedures to protect

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Cardiovascular Implants,stem contribute to about 20% of the fatalities in people between the ages of 36 and 74. Atherosclerosis, a process affecting the large and medium-sized diameter muscular arteries, especially the aorta, coronary arteries and cerebral arteries, is a major cause of death. In addition, valvular leakage

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Facial Implants,old and Silver, 1991). However, during the last ten years advances in surgical techniques, appreciation of the consequences of homograft resorption and decreased use of homografts because of the increased risk of viral contamination, have led to the need for more available implant materials.

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Breast implants, of their breasts for cosmetic reasons, the remainder have implants that are inserted for reconstruction after removal of breast tissue for health related reasons. The US market alone for these implants is about $100 million annually which is about three times the European market. Major commercial s