Abstract
Millions of people around the globe suffer from severe bone disorders or ailments due to bone defects or fractures. To repair and treat this bone-related problems, researchers focus on the fabrication of suitable biomaterial that mimic natural bone with excellent biocompatibility, bioactivity, osteoinductivity, and mechanical property. Single-component material will not satisfy all these properties; therefore combination of two or more component materials is immense need for this purpose so that desired properties for a particular application can be obtained. Based on this, this chapter deals with the fabrication of naturally derived ceramics, that is hydroxyapatite (HAP)–polymer composite. HAP (Ca10(PO4)6OH2) is synthesized from biowaste materials like egg shells, crab shells, and fish bones, whereas polymer, that is cellulose, is derived from rice husk. The biocomposite is characterized for its structural, morphological, mechanical, and biocompatible properties. From the obtained results it can be confirmed that HAP enhances the biocompatible property of the composite, while polymer provides good mechanical strength to the composite. Thus the as-developed ceramics–polymer composite will act as an eminent candidate for various biomedical applications.
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