Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration

The history of biomaterials dates back to the mists of time: human beings had always used exogenous materials to facilitate wound healing and try to restore damaged tissues and organs. Nowadays, a wide variety of materials are commercially available and many others are under investigation to both ma...

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Autores principales:	Silvia Todros, Martina Todesco, Andrea Bagno
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	biomaterials biocompatibility tissue engineering artificial organs regenerative medicine Chemical technology TP1-1185 Chemistry QD1-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1ccc62405b0147c7822102f5480086042021-11-25T18:50:41ZBiomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration10.3390/pr91119492227-9717https://doaj.org/article/1ccc62405b0147c7822102f5480086042021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/11/1949https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9717The history of biomaterials dates back to the mists of time: human beings had always used exogenous materials to facilitate wound healing and try to restore damaged tissues and organs. Nowadays, a wide variety of materials are commercially available and many others are under investigation to both maintain and restore bodily functions. Emerging clinical needs forced the development of new biomaterials, and lately discovered biomaterials allowed for the performing of new clinical applications. The definition of biomaterials as materials specifically conceived for biomedical uses was raised when it was acknowledged that they have to possess a fundamental feature: biocompatibility. At first, biocompatibility was mainly associated with biologically inert substances; around the 1970s, bioactivity was first discovered and the definition of biomaterials was consequently extended. At present, it also includes biologically derived materials and biological tissues. The present work aims at walking across the history of biomaterials, looking towards the scientific literature published on this matter. Finally, some current applications of biomaterials are briefly depicted and their future exploitation is hypothesized.Silvia TodrosMartina TodescoAndrea BagnoMDPI AGarticlebiomaterialsbiocompatibilitytissue engineeringartificial organsregenerative medicineChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENProcesses, Vol 9, Iss 1949, p 1949 (2021)
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description	The history of biomaterials dates back to the mists of time: human beings had always used exogenous materials to facilitate wound healing and try to restore damaged tissues and organs. Nowadays, a wide variety of materials are commercially available and many others are under investigation to both maintain and restore bodily functions. Emerging clinical needs forced the development of new biomaterials, and lately discovered biomaterials allowed for the performing of new clinical applications. The definition of biomaterials as materials specifically conceived for biomedical uses was raised when it was acknowledged that they have to possess a fundamental feature: biocompatibility. At first, biocompatibility was mainly associated with biologically inert substances; around the 1970s, bioactivity was first discovered and the definition of biomaterials was consequently extended. At present, it also includes biologically derived materials and biological tissues. The present work aims at walking across the history of biomaterials, looking towards the scientific literature published on this matter. Finally, some current applications of biomaterials are briefly depicted and their future exploitation is hypothesized.
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title	Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration
title_short	Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration
title_full	Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration
title_fullStr	Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration
title_full_unstemmed	Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration
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Biomaterials and Their Biomedical Applications: From Replacement to Regeneration

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