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The defining feature of a biomaterial is not just its strength, but how it interacts with a living host.

: Water-swollen networks used for contact lenses and drug delivery. Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materi...

The most diverse group, offering tunable mechanical and chemical properties. The defining feature of a biomaterial is not

: Higher-mobility proteins land first, then are replaced by higher-affinity proteins. Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materi...

: Used as the "cartilage" in hip and knee replacements.

: (PGA, PLA) used for internal sutures that disappear over time. 3. Ceramic Biomaterials