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biomaterial [¦bī·ō·mə¦tir·ē·əl] (medicine) A natural or synthetic nondrug material that is compatible with living tissue and is suitable for surgical implanting; it can be used to enhance, treat, or replace organs, tissues, and functions in a living organism. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The patent covers 12 new claims for the production and use of the unique minerals and biomaterials and adds additional patent protection to the core solution-based chemistry technology utilized in the development of VITOSS(TM), Orthovita's synthetic cancellous bone void filler. Because of the body's unwelcoming reception, biomaterials developers have worked in recent years to create sophisticated materials that might interact with inner-body environments in a less provocative way. Needs for reference data and biomaterials were identified at a NIST organized workshop held in July 2000. |
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