Foreign body response

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The foreign-body response is a reaction of biological tissue to any foreign material in the tissue. Tissue-encapsulation of an implant is part of this. An infection around a splinter is part of this, too.

Reference: Biomaterials Science Second edition, Ratner et al. Pp. 296-304


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