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  • adjective biologically inert

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bio- +‎ inert

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  • In comparison, Lin said, the biotracer he developed using fluorescent gold nanoclusters are more suitable for molecular imaging inside the human body because nanoparticles are smaller, and gold is a bioinert and biocompatible material.

    China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper 2010

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