title: Revisiting the definition of biocompatibility.
abstract: My main conclusion is that the original Williams' definition of biocompatibility still stands with respect to individual materials, but we have to move to more specific definitions within each of the varied applications of biomaterials such as those described above, and more will follow. It is time for the discussion and definition of biocompatibility to move from a materials base to an applications base.
authors: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials