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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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| ENDURAGen is a tough but flexible biomaterial made up of cross-linked porcine dermal collagen and its constituent elastin fibers. The need for this reference biomaterial was identified at a workshop on reference biomaterials held at NIST and its development was the result of collaboration among a materials supplier, the orthopedic research community, and NIST. The paste, a new biomaterial described by Constantz and his colleagues in the March 24 Science, hardens in place and accelerates bone replacement. |
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