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biomaterial

/bahy-oh-muh-teer-ee-uhl, bahy-oh-muh-teer-/US // ˌbaɪ oʊ məˈtɪər i əl, ˈbaɪ oʊ məˌtɪər- //

生物材料,生物物质,生物资料,生物材质

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a synthetic material, usually a plastic, suitable for implanting in a living body to repair damaged or diseased parts.

Examples

  • The team also tested a suite of properties of these metal-infused materials, known as heavy element biomaterials, in ant teeth, spider fangs, scorpion stingers and marine worm jaws, among others.

  • Structured cuts of meat with blood vessels and connective tissue, like steak or chicken breast, require scaffolds, and researchers are creating these with biomaterials, like cellulose from plants.

  • While the technology is far from market ready, the work points to a possible method for producing biomaterials with a much smaller environmental footprint.

  • The idea is to grow instead of build some products made of biomaterials.

  • Other products could be made from a variety of biomaterials.