When interfaced with the biological environment, biomedical devices are prone to surface
biofouling due to adhesion of microbial or thrombotic agents as a result of the foreign body …

Polyurethanes in Biomedical Applications studies the use of polyurethanes in implanted
medical devices. This analysis describes the concepts of polymer science, the manufacture …

Polyurethanes are a versatile and highly tunable class of materials that possess unique
properties including high tensile strength, abrasion and fatigue resistance, and flexibility at …

The artificial lung (AL) technology is one of the membrane-based artificial organs that partly
augments lung functions, ie blood oxygenation and CO 2 removal. It is generally employed …

Implanted biomedical devices are of increasing importance in modern medical care.
However, surprisingly little is known of the factors that determine biocompatibility of the …

Despite being inert and nontoxic, implanted biomaterials often trigger adverse foreign body
reactions such as inflammation, fibrosis, infection, and thrombosis. With regard to the …

Protein adsorption from human plasma was investigated on phospholipid polymers, poly (2‐
methacryloyloxyethyl phos‐phorylcholine (MPC)‐co‐n‐butyl methacrylate (BMA)) or glass …

Biofouling on the surface of implanted medical devices and biosensors severely hinders
device functionality and drastically shortens device lifetime. Poly (ethylene glycol) and …

The biocompatibility of chemical-vapour-deposited (CVD) diamond surfaces has been
assessed. Our results indicate that CVD diamond is as biocompatible as titanium (Ti) and …

The frequent inflammatory responses to implanted medical devices are puzzling in view of
the inert and nontoxic nature of most biomaterials. Because implant surfaces spontaneously …