High-Performance Materials for Biomedical Applications-A Short Review

Abstract

The present review articulates some the properties of high-performance materials such as carbon/glass reinforced composite (resin-based or otherwise) that make these materials a highly potent substitute for many usual implants and assistive devices. The mechanical aspects such as high strength-to-weight ratio and favorable thermal as well as thermos-mechanical properties make such materials extremely desirable for biomedical applications. Based on these properties and available literature the various uses of these high-performance bio-materials are advocated in this review.