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Investigative Techniques > Materials Testing

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Materials Testing  

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  • The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility. The testing of BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS, especially those used for EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; STENTS; or ARTIFICIAL ORGANS, for properties that allow contact with flowing BLOOD without causing adverse reactions such as THROMBOSIS; HEMOLYSIS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; or INFLAMMATION.

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