Soft Tissue Applications
摘要
Soft tissues constitute a significant portion of the human body, and they are made up of mainly collagen as the strong material, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate as the water- and form-retaining materials, and elastin as the elasticity component. Biomaterials are designed and used to support their performance and to substitute them when there is a need. They are used in different applications such as sutures, adhesives, burn dressings, breast implants, artificial skin, cosmetics, and soft dental grafts, which are given in the following sections.