A345 L01 Activity 3

Identify BIOMATERIAL found in "Islets of Langerhans cells encapsulated with several layers of semi-permeable polymers"

• Islets of Langerhans cell

• Semi-permeable polymers

Identify BIOMATERIAL found in insulin injection device

• insulin

• syringe needle

Which of the following belongs to biomaterial?

• Soft contact lens

• Spectacles

To prevent user from developing eye infection, soft contact lens has to be ____________.

• sterile

• small

• soft

Mercury can be used for different applications below. Which application made it a biomaterial?

• Thermometer

• Dental amalgam filling

The issue of using dental amalgam filling is that it is ________.

Stainless steel but not rusty iron is suitable as hip replacement implant, because stainless steel is ______________.

• corrosion resistant

• Aesthetically pleasant

• cheap