title: Opening borders for foreign bodies.
abstract: Targeting macrophage-specific receptors involved in host immune response against foreign bodies eliminates the fibrotic processes responsible for failure of many implantable biomedical devices.
authors.affiliation: Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. Email: cmjewell@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Jewell
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects