BIOCOMPATABILITY
The following sections are included:
The Environment Within the Human Body
Durability of Artificial Implant Materials in the Body
Physiological Interactions Between Implant Materials and the Body
Structural Biocompatibility
Example of Biocompatible Implants
Sterilization Techniques and the Testing of Biocompatibility
Sterilization techniques
Testing of biocompatibility
Imaging of Biocomposites after Implantation
Summary
References