biocompatibility
noun
bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
ˌbī-ō-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: compatibility with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic, injurious, or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection
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The starting material, used coffee grounds, is easily accessible, cheap, and environmentally friendly; the product shows high antioxidant properties and has good biocompatibility.
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2016
Fabiano: …such as rigidity, poor biocompatibility, complex circuit structures, and operation mechanisms that are fundamentally different from those of biological systems.
—Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 30 June 2022
Drunk Elephant's Protini Polypeptide Cream is free of alcohols, silicones, fragrances and dyes, and all their ingredients are chosen based on biocompatibility.
—Anjana Rajbhandary, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
In the language of the profession, these are solutions to issues of biocompatibility and longevity.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020
More intensive biocompatibility studies of the material over time will be needed.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020
The company is tinkering with the gel’s formulation, assessing its efficacy and biocompatibility, designing an injection device, and refining the injection and reversal procedures.
—Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017
PurSil – aka silicone-polyetherurethane, part of a new class of copolymers – combines the biocompatibility of silicone with the processability and strength of thermal plastic.
—David Pescovitz, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2001
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Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2016
Fabiano: …such as rigidity, poor biocompatibility, complex circuit structures, and operation mechanisms that are fundamentally different from those of biological systems.
—Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 30 June 2022
Drunk Elephant's Protini Polypeptide Cream is free of alcohols, silicones, fragrances and dyes, and all their ingredients are chosen based on biocompatibility.
—Anjana Rajbhandary, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2021
In the language of the profession, these are solutions to issues of biocompatibility and longevity.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 4 Sep. 2020
More intensive biocompatibility studies of the material over time will be needed.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 Apr. 2020
The company is tinkering with the gel’s formulation, assessing its efficacy and biocompatibility, designing an injection device, and refining the injection and reversal procedures.
—Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017
PurSil – aka silicone-polyetherurethane, part of a new class of copolymers – combines the biocompatibility of silicone with the processability and strength of thermal plastic.
—David Pescovitz, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2001
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First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
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biocompatibility
noun
bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural biocompatibilities
: the condition of being compatible with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic or injurious and not causing immunological rejection
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