Bonelike Graft for Regenerative Bone Applications

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2007

Authors

J. D. Santos (Author) FEUP; M. A. Lopes (Author) FEUP; M. H. Fernandes (Author) Other

Book

Title: Surface Engineered Surgical Tools and Medical Devices

Pages: 477-512

ISBN: 978-0-387-27026-5

Publisher: Springer

Indexing

ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Medical engineering

Other information

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-27028-9_13

Abstract (EN): Bone is a complex mineralized living tissue, exhibiting the property of marked rigidity and strength whilst maintaining some degree of elasticity. In general, there are two types of bones in the skeleton, namely, the flat bones, i.e., skull bones, scapula, mandible, ilium, and the long bones, i.e., tibia, femur and humerus. In principle, bone serves the following three main functions in human bodies: (i) acts as a mechanical support; (ii) is the site of muscle attachment for locomotion, protective, for vital organs and bone marrow; and (iii) to assist metabolism, it acts as a reserve of ions for the entire organism, especially calcium and phosphate.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific