Recent advancements in engineering of hip implant materials

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1. A company affiliated with one for which you are working has developed a new method for engineering skin cells which will useful technology for the treatment of serious burn injuries. However, the company has no expertise in the field of polymeric biomaterials where they could possibly exploit this discovery in order to develop a skin substitute that will both cover the wound and treat it at the same time.

Discuss the physico-chemical properties of a “suitable” matrix in terms of what may be appropriate for maintain the viability of these cells. What further information would you request form the cell biologists in order to make suitable judgment about the nature of the polymer that would be used.

2. Hip implants have undergone signicant changes since their introdroduction in both materials and design.These changes have lead to the development of more successful biomaterials in hip implant applications.

a. Discus recent advancements in engineering of hip implant materials and why these changes have been so critical to the success of the implants.

b. Give biological prospectives as to why the currrent materials are more succeful than their predecessors.

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