Abstract
The most accepted definition of biomaterials is currently the one employed by the American National Institute of Health that describes biomaterial as “any substance or combination of substances, other than drugs, synthetic or natural in origin, which can be used for any period of time, which augments or replaces partially or totally any tissue, organ or function of the body, in order to maintain or improve the quality of life of the individual”.
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Bergmann, C. P., & Stumpf, A. (2013). Biomaterials. In Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (pp. 9–13). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38224-6_2
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