1. Biomaterials: Stem Cell Differentiation
Ronald Richardson II
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2. Overview What are biomaterials? Types of biomaterials?
Specific target of processing biomaterials
Advancements in biomaterial technology
Conclusion

3. Biomaterials
Materials that can be either synthetic or natural, that are used for medical devices that come in contact with biological systems
Terms For Later:
Stem cells
Scaffolds

4. Types of Biomaterials Synthetic Natural Polymer Peptide Proteins
Collagen, fibrin, and silk
Polysaccharides
Agarose, alginate, hyaluronan, chitosan

5. Synthetic Biomaterials
Polymer
PLGA (polylactic-co-glycolic acid)
PEG (polyethylene glycol)
Peptide Form
Hydroxyapatite

6. Natural Biomaterials Protein based Polysaccharide based Collagen
Fibrin
Silk
Polysaccharide based
Agarose
Alginate
Hyaluronan
chitosan

7. Equation for Photochemical Modification
CD- Minimum feature size
K1- coefficient for factors in the process
- lambda
NA- numerical aperture

8. Advancements Biomaterial use is growing and improving Drawbacks
Advantages

9. Conclusion Effectiveness in Biomaterials
Benefits are proven to be fairly long term

10. Questions?

11. Work Cited
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