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Biocompatibility refers to the material's composition and surface characteristics which allow it to be accepted by the patient without any allergic or inflammatory reaction.
Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The Plastic in Plastic Surgery: New Methods of Facial Reconstruction M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2011
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Biocompatibility refers to the material's composition and surface characteristics which allow it to be accepted by the patient without any allergic or inflammatory reaction.
Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.: The Plastic in Plastic Surgery: New Methods of Facial Reconstruction M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2011
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Biocompatibility refers to the material's composition and surface characteristics which allow it to be accepted by the patient without any allergic or inflammatory reaction.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com M.D. Michael Yaremchuk 2011
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Yet with nanoparticles, often the whole point of using them is to exploit the way that a material's properties or reactivity can change when its size is reduced.
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But some rivals are charging that the high prices result from unlawful efforts to stifle competition, not the material's inherent superiority.
Gore-Tex Faces Antitrust Probes Thomas Catan 2011
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MR: Your material's level of quality and consistency is always terrific, whether it be a Daryl Hall album or a Daryl Hall and John Oates album.
Mike Ragogna: Laughing Down Crying: A Conversation with Daryl Hall, Plus "Raw African-American Gospel" and Chadwick Stokes Exclusives Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Your material's level of quality and consistency is always terrific, whether it be a Daryl Hall album or a Daryl Hall and John Oates album.
Mike Ragogna: Laughing Down Crying: A Conversation with Daryl Hall, Plus "Raw African-American Gospel" and Chadwick Stokes Exclusives Mike Ragogna 2011
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That, says Severstal, would create a more advanced high-strength steel that has an elongation rate of more than 40%—meaning that it can extend to more than 40% of its present size—and a Megapascal strength of as much as 2,000, a scientific measure of a material's stiffness.
New Steel Rolled Out for Cars John W. Miller 2012
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The trick is for Mr. Kelly to conform his pieces to the wood's parameters, to take advantage of its particular color and grain the sculptures are for the most part untreated while avoiding the material's inevitable flaws.
Beautiful, Quiet and Spare Peter Plagens 2011
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He said the material's strength and elasticity would enable doctors to cover large areas without worrying about it ripping out — a big advantage over small skin grafts.
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