ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the potential evolution of nanostructural chemically bonded ceramics as biomaterials in the coming decades. 14.1 IntroductionChemically bonded bioceramics (CBBCs) have now passed the technology platform, that is, how to develop materials with specific properties, and entered the product platform, that is, how to make the biomaterials practical and safe for specific applications. This is discussed in some detail in Chapter 13. In this chapter the focus will be on possible development to enlarge the product platform and to improve the safety and biological interference with other biomaterials and biological tissue. Some of the CBBCs are relatively new as biomaterials, but CBBCs have been established as a complementary bioceramic group [1-4]. The most specific features are the in situ, in vivo formation of the material to fill hard tissue voids, within both dentistry and orthopaedics [5]. The presentation below is an attempt to enlighten areas where possible future activities and achievements will be seen.
