title: The need for a systems approach in biomaterials testing.
abstract: Many factors can affect the characterisation of biomaterials during testing. These include drugs administered prior to testing and shear stress on blood cells induced by different blood flows and specific blood donor conditions. Some of the misconceptions in testing are described here and serve to indicate that a systems approach, and not only individual test parameters, is best when testing for biocompatibility.
authors.affiliation: Department International Marketing and Medicine, BioSciences, Fresenius Medical Care, Bad Homburg, Germany. joerg.vienken@fmc-ag.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vienken
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000592:standards*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials