STATE OF THE ART
The scientific and technological progress of the last few years has led to the design and manufacture of innovative biomedical materials for use in the reconstruction of irremediably damaged tissues. Particular emphasis has been given to research into prosthetic materials able to restore the damaged tissue both anatomically and functionally, without causing adverse reactions at the implant site. The possible causes of failure are associated with pathological problems of infection, and an inadequate response by the material to the stresses to which it is cyclically subjected.