CorrosionIsTheProcessThatCanDeteriorateTheQualityOfAMaterialOrChangeItToSomeOtherMaterialEntirelyDueToTheEffectsOfTheSurroundingsItCanGraduallyDestroyMaterialsByChemicalProcessesCausedNaturallyByTheEnvironmentItIsASignificantConcernForBiomaterialsToBeCorrosionResistantBecauseCorrosionCanCauseAMaterialToLoseItsOriginalFunctionalityAndBringAboutModificationsOnTheSurfaceItMightAlsoLeadToTheReleaseOfMetalIonsIntoTheBodyWhichCanResultInAllergicResponsesAndSometimesACarcinogenicResponseInWorstCaseScenariosCorrosionInAMetallicBiomaterialMayChangeThePhAndOxygenContentsOfTheSurroundingsAndAChangeInBehaviourMayOccurInSuchConditionsHenceThereShouldBeALimitToHowMuchCorrosionIsAllowedInAWorkingBiomaterialWeCanConcludeThatTheCorrosionProcessIsOneOfTheMostImportantMediatorsOfTheTissueResponseToMetallicBiomaterialsAndADecentUnderstandingAndAccurateEvaluationOfTheCorrosionBehaviourIsNecessaryInOrderToDesignBiomaterialsOftentimesNobleMetalsAndMetalsWhichDevelopInertOxideLayerOverTheirSurfacesAreSeenBeingUsedInMedicalDevicesWhereAlmostNoCorrosionIsTolerableOnTheOtherHandSometimesWeNeedBiomaterialsWhichAreResorbableAndDegradeGraduallyOverAPeriodOfTimeSoThatTheyCanBeReplacedWithNaturalTissuesInSuchCasesCorrosionIsANecessaryEvilAndCanBeUsedInOurFavour