A bio-implant may be defined as an artificial organic material that can be surgically implanted into a person's body to replace damaged tissue [1]. The development of biomaterials is not a new area of Science, having existed for around half a century An implant is a Medical device made to replace and act as a missing biological structure (as compared with a transplant, which indicates transplanted Biomedical With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism The common areas of application include orthopedic (especially maxillofacial) reconstructive prosthesis, cardiac prostheses (artificial heart valves like the Chitra heart valve), skin and cornea. In Medicine, a prosthesis (plural prostheses) is an Artificial extension that replaces a missing Body part. In Anatomy, the heart valves are Valves in the Heart that maintain the unidirectional flow of blood by opening and closing depending on the difference The skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant The cornea is the transparent front part of the Eye that covers the iris, Pupil, and Anterior chamber.

External links

• Prosthetics History

See also

• Implant (medicine)
• Orthosis
• Prosthetics in Fiction

An implant is a Medical device made to replace and act as a missing biological structure (as compared with a transplant, which indicates transplanted Biomedical An orthosis (sometimes called an orthesis) is a device that is applied externally to a part of the Body to correct Deformity, improve function or relieve Prosthetics often play a role in fiction particularly Science fiction.

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