title: Metastable biocompatibility: a new approach.
abstract: The performance of biomaterials may be better understood by viewing biocompatibility not as a stable state, but as a metastable state. This concept is explored in the context of long-term implantable medical devices and biocompatibility failures.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008422:Materials Testing; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials