Metallic biomaterials can be described as substances that do not contain
drugs or active pharmaceutical ingredients, are natural or artificial in nature and are
based on metallic elements or metallic alloys which are usually applied as a whole or
part of biological systems and perform, amplify or substitute a function that has been
lost through injury or illness. They can be used for an undefined duration in different
spheres of patient health care such as medicine, surgery, dentistry and veterinary
medicine. This chapter reviews the porous and non-porous structured class of metallic
biomaterials, their desirable physicochemical and physicomechanical properties as well
as their various types, fabrication methods and biomedical applications.
Keywords: Alloy, biomaterials, cobalt-chromium, implants, metals, non-porous,
porous, prosthesis, stainless steel, titanium.
