What is biocompatibility?
In the medical sense, the term "biocompatibility" is used to indicate the ability of materials to interact with the body without damage. The materials that need to be tested for biocompatibility include surgical tools, medical implants and materials that come into contact with the skin. The body is extremely complex, so the only test cannot cover all situations in which the material could be used, and therefore testing biocompatibility tends to be a lengthy and process involved.
In biocompatible materials, several characteristics must be present. The first is that they should not be toxic to cells. If a medical implant is installed and kills the surrounding cells, this would obviously cause complications for the patient. In addition, the material must not run the immune response. A common problem with medical implants is rejection where the immune system identifies the substances in the implant as foreign and attempts to fight them. This leads to czona and infections and can disrupt the implant function. For example, a stent materialU used to treat the tapered arteries should be inert in the blood. If this is not the case, blood could start to precipitate or develop other problems. This could lead to complications such as blood obstruction that leads to tissue death. Things like clots can also defend the device itself, causing it to stop working.
Scientists are constantly working on the development of biocompatible materials such as surgery and silicone medical class that can be used safely in the body. These materials are tested in laboratory devices for apparent problems that could cause failure in the body. New devices can be accepted by an experimental basis for patients who agree to monitoring for signs of incompatibility, such as the rejection of the device. Doctors are also obliged to submit messages when they observe responses to medical tools and other tools they use to make manufacturers to identify PRobblemes with their products based on field reports.
As scientists have learned, biocompatibility is not universal. For example, latex is a material that is considered biocompatible for many people and is a standardized material for use in medical hoses, protective gloves and other medical materials. However, some people are allergic to latex and can experience reactions when they are exposed to this allegedly biocompatible material. Likewise, people sometimes have unusual metals allergies that cause their bodies to respond to metals that have been successfully tested for biocompatibility in most patients.