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biocompatibility
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bi·o·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty  (b-km-pt-bl-t)
n.
The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic, injurious, or immunological response in living tissue: As a result of its strength and biocompatibility, the material is often used in medical devices.

bio·com·pati·ble adj.


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These consistently shaped and sized particles have been proven safe and biocompatible and allow gradual tissue ingrowth for a long-lasting augmentation effect.
Usable for implants of 30 days or less, it is biocompatible, resistant to body fluids, and sterilizable with radiation, ethylene oxide, or dry heat.
Amsden Assigned: Queen's University at Kingston Key statement: A thermally crosslinked and photo-crosslinked biodegradable and biocompatible elastomeric polymer can be used for biomedical devices such as needles, stents, catheters, scaffolds for tissue engineering, implantable drug delivery devices, and delivery devices for proteins and peptides.
 
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