On completion of this tutorial you should:
- Understand how materials-selection maps can be used to choose a suitable material for an engineering application.
- Understand the use of merit indices in relation to materials-selection maps and be able to derive common examples.
- Appreciate that biomaterials have different properties to man-made materials and can outperform common engineering materials for certain applications.
- Be aware of why some biomaterials have developed specific properties.
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