ABSTRACT
Bioceramics have played a very important role in the development of new materials for clinical applications. The development of bioceramic materials using the sol-gel process allows the preparation of bioceramic glasses with different chemical compositions within the nanometric range, with modified morphologies and pore texture. This chapter discusses the different categories of bioceramics and their applications in the field of biomedical science, especially in tissue engineering, dental application, and drug and antigen delivery using modified ceramics. Bioceramic materials are categorized mainly into four types on the basis of cell adhesion on implants: inert bioceramics, porous bioceramics, bioactive ceramics, and resorbable bioceramics. Biosensing is a process where a biological analyte interacts with a physical transducer, which transforms the signal for measurement. Biosensors are mainly used for response time, analytical range, sensitivity, selectivity, detection limit, and reproducibility of the materials. Tissue engineering is an ideal approach facilitating the development of mimic structures for the bone matrix.
