Usage Areas of Biomaterials In Medical Applications

Biomaterials are natural or artificial materials that are used to act as part of a living system or to work in contact with living tissue. Additionally being used instead of diseased or damaged organs or tissues, spine stabilizers are used to appropriate somebody's functions, and biomaterials such as contact lenses, pacemakers, hearing aids are used to rise the functionality of some organs. Biomaterials are used in many areas such as surgical threads, screws, skin implantation, silicones, braces, and dental implants with the development of silver technology. Although biomaterials continue to develop in technology, their biocompatibility is very important. Adverse situations may arise during contact with biomaterials used in medical applications with living tissue for a certain period of time or continuously. The processes to accomplish these problems and the production of biocompatible biomaterials cover a multidisciplinary field of work. In this work, basic biomaterial types, their use in medical applications, and the importance of the production of new-generation biocompatible biomaterials in the future are emphasized.