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Provide a comprehensive definition of the term "Biomaterial". - ANSWER Any material (natural or synthetic) that comes in contact with human tissue or bodily fluids and is intended for medical use What are the general applications areas of biomaterials? - ANSWER - Storage of bodily fluids and tissues - Surgery - Biomedical devices and implants - Wound healing - Diagnosis and monitoring

Define the working principle, probe depth (surface sensitivity) and information provided by AFM and optical profilometry - ANSWER AFM - measure surface roughness (tip moves across surface, movement tracked by laser, info captured by computer), micron level probe depth, requires contact Optical Profilometry - high precision, optical method to measure surface topography, roughness and height, non-contact, non-destructive, capable of nm level resolution across large fields of view - measure i...