Claims
- 1. A biomedical implant comprising:
a matrix, coated nanofillers; and wherein the coated nanofillers are dispersed in the matrix to form a composite.
- 2. The biomedical implant of claim 1 wherein the matrix is a polymer.
- 3. The biomedical implant of claim 1 wherein the nanofillers comprise of an oxide.
- 4. The biomedical implant of claim 1 wherein the matrix is a metal.
- 5. The biomedical implant of claim 1 wherein the coating of the coated nanofillers comprise an organic substance.
- 6. The biomedical implant of claim 1 wherein the composite exhibits a wear rate which is different by 20% or more from the wear rate for a composite comprising of micron scale filler.
1. RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/790,036 titled “NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR DRUG DELIVERY, CONTRAST AGENTS AND BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS” filed on Feb. 20, 2001 which is a divisional of U.S. Pat. No. 6,228,904 filed on May 22, 1998, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/739,257, filed Oct. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,905,000, titled NANOSTRUCTURED ION CONDUCTING SOLID ELECTROLYTES, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/730,661, filed Oct. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,952,040 titled “PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM NANO-PRECISION ENGINEERED MATERIALS” which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/706,819, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,507 titled “INTEGRATED THERMAL PROCESS FOR THE CONTINUOUS SYNTHESIS OF NANOSCALE POWDERS” and U.S. Ser. No. 08/707,341, filed Sep. 3, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,788,738 titled “METHOD OF PRODUCING NANOSCALE POWDERS BY QUENCHING OF VAPORS”. This application is also a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/753,806 titled “LOW-COST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS” which is a divisional of U.S. Pat. No. 6,202,471 filed on May 7, 1998 titled “LOW-COST MULTILAMINATE SENSORS”.
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