Metastable biocompatibility: a new approach.
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.
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David
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Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008422:Materials Testing; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D001672:Biocompatible Materials