Breviary Technical Ceramics

 

      Areas of Application

 

 


   

6.5 Medical Technology

Area of Application

Parts

Why use ceramic?

Materials

Medical technology

Inner ear implants,
granules/granulates (for bone repair),
prosthetic hip and
shoulder joints,
bone replacement,
dental crowns.

Mechanical strength,
surface quality,
bio-compatibility

Aluminium oxide,
calcium
phosphate,
zirconium oxide,
hydroxylapatite

Table 23: Applications in medicine

 

 
 
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