title: Biocompatibility of artificial organs: an overview.
abstract: Papers that are presented in this symposium on biocompatibility of foreign surfaces used in artificial organs are commented upon and set in an overall context of the biocompatibility of foreign surfaces to blood. A working formulation of the events comprising lack of biocompatibility of hemodialysis membranes to the complement system is given as a possible model to which other foreign surfaces may be compared.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chenoweth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001187:Artificial Organs; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002482:Cellulose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D003167:Complement Activation; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000502:physiology; D015926:Complement C3a; D003182:Complement C5 / Q000502:physiology; D015936:Complement C5a; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D007688:Kidneys, Artificial; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003176:Complement C3; D003182:Complement C5; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015926:Complement C3a; D015936:Complement C5a; D002482:Cellulose; C009865:cuprammonium cellulose