Jérôme Chevalier INSA de Lyon

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OUTLINE - Introduction and context: an aging population, with hopes for a better life. - The place of biomaterials (and ceramics) in medical <strong>de</strong>vices. - Engineering with ceramics: orthopaedic <strong>de</strong>vices. - Towards bioactive medical systems and tissue engineering : Calcium phosphate ceramics for bone regeneration. 2
Introduction and context An aging population in European countries (ex. Germany) - Number of Hip Replacement Surgery : about 1 Million/year in Europe, - Osteoporosis : 50% of women (15% of the population above 50 y), - 30 Millions of persons are suffering back pain : 150.000 invasive fusion surgeries per year.
Page 1: Ceramics for biomedical application
Page 5 and 6: Introduction and context A continuo
Page 7 and 8: Engineering with ceramics: orthopae
Page 13 and 14: Biactive ceramics and tissue engine

Jérôme Chevalier INSA de Lyon

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