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multidisciplinary
multi-biomaterial
clinical need-driven
substantial world market
risk-benefit issues
Requirements of Biomaterials
A biomaterial must be:
bioinert (minimal response from host tissues) or
specifically bioactive (controlled reaction with tissues - drug delivery)
biocompatible
mechanically and chemically stable or
biodegradable
processable (for manufacturability)
What is biocompatibility?
Biocompatibility is the ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a
specific application.
host response is: the defense mechanism of the host against exogenous microorganisms
the reaction of a living system to the presence of a material
A general term meaning that a biomaterial, device or construct can be brought into direct
contact with living tissue without:
Microstructure (1m +)
Crystal grains: crystallites of varying orientation (stainless steels)
Spherulites: radially oriented crystallites interspersed w/ amorphous phase (semicrystalline
polymers, glass-ceramics)
Precipitates: secondary phases present as inclusions (metals, ceramics, polymers)
Porosity: often desirable in biomaterials applications
Higher order structure & microstructure strongly dictate kinetic processes & mechanical
response.
Tension
Tensile stress is the stress state leading to expansion (length of a material tends to increase in
the tensile direction).
Parameters measured:
engineering stress () and engineering strain ().
= Ft/A0 : Force applied perpendicular to the cross section of sample
= (li-l0)/l0: l0 is the length of sample before loading
li is the length during testing
Hookes law (1678):
A solid material subjected to a tensile (distraction) force would extend in the direction of
traction by an amount proportional to the load.
Solids behave in an elastic manner (spring) if the loads are not too great.
stress has units: N/m2 or lb/in2
Stress-Strain Diagram
Compression
Compressive stress is the stress that, when applied, acts towards the centre of a material. The
material is under compression.
Elastic deformation
Shear out
Determine how the surface chemistry (and therefore, properties) differs from the bulk
(relative to the function of the material in the device, effects on the body, and response
to effects on the body).
Identify contaminants (with respect to effects of the material on the body).
Identify chemical bonding possibilities for interactions with molecules in the
biological milieu with respect to the effects of the material on the body (bioadhesion)
and the body on the material.
Biodegradable Polymers
Why would a medical practitioner like a material to degrade in the body?
Degradation Schemes
INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY
Lecture 6-7 - Introduction to Industrial Microbiology
What is Industrial Microbiology?
Industrial microbiology is the study of the large-scale and profit motivated
production of microorganisms or their products for direct use, or as inputs in the
manufacture of other goods.
Acidity - the lower the pH the less likely the wine will spoil. Molds, yeasts, acetic acid
bacteria would not be stopped by any pH normal to wines: pH 3.5-4.0 (most wines);
Sugar content < 0.1%;
Ethanol content .14%
Temperature - spoilage most rapid at 20-30oC.
biological treatments:
aerobic and/or anaerobic processes
chemical treatments:
coagulation, flocculation, precipitation and electrochemical processes
physical treatments:
screening, sedimentation or incineration
One or more of these methods can be used based on the wastewater characteristics
Stages of biological wastewater treatment plant
(domestic sewage or industrial wastewaters):
primary treatment
preliminary treatments and primary sedimentation
Purpose: to remove settlable organic solids
Efficiency: BOD removal - 30% (30 - 40%)
SS removal - 60% (50 - 70%)
primary sedimentation design criteria:
surface loading rate (SfLR)
the volume (m3) of wastewater added to each m2 surface area of the tank per day
(range 3045m3/m2/day)
solids loading rate (SoLR)
the quantity of TSS added to each m2 surface area of the tank per day
(range of 235kg TSS/m2/day)
operating hydraulic retention time (HRT) or mean residence time
normally only 16 h (odour formation due to the formation of anaerobic metabolites)
secondary treatment
aerobic or anaerobic biological treatment and secondary sedimentation
Purpose: to remove soluble organics
Efficiency: BOD removal - 90% (85 - 95%)
SS removal - 90% (85 - 95%)
suspended homogeneous systems:
activated sludge process and anaerobic stirred tank reactor
attached film processes:
aerobic and anaerobic trickle filters
ENZYME KINETCS
Lecture 12 - Introduction to Enzymes