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biomaterial

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bi·o·ma·te·ri·al  (b-m-tîr-l)
n.
A biocompatible material that is used to construct artificial organs, rehabilitation devices, or prostheses and replace natural body tissues.



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ENDURAGen is a tough but flexible biomaterial made up of cross-linked porcine dermal collagen and its constituent elastin fibers.
The need for this reference biomaterial was identified at a workshop on reference biomaterials held at NIST and its development was the result of collaboration among a materials supplier, the orthopedic research community, and NIST.
The paste, a new biomaterial described by Constantz and his colleagues in the March 24 Science, hardens in place and accelerates bone replacement.
 
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