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biocompatible

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biocompatible /bio·com·pat·i·ble/ (-kom-pat´ĭ-b'l) being harmonious with life; not having toxic or injurious effects on biological function.
biocompatible,
adj compatible with living cells, tissues, organs, or systems, and posing no risk of injury, toxicity, or rejection by the immune system.


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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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