Biomaterials for MEMS

Chapter Ten

Characterization of Biomaterials

Haishan Zeng

Cancer Imaging Department, British Columbi a Cancer Research Centre,

675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada

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This chapter starts with an introduction of the issues related to biomaterials charac-

terization and the overall strategies of performing three levels of tests: initial tests

for defining the general properties of a biomaterial and for quality assurance; level

II tests for defining the properties closely related to the end-use applications in-

cluding testing of retrieved materials afterin vitro or in vivo exposure to the host bi-

ological environment; level III tests for evaluating the biological responses of blood

or tissue to the implanted biomateria ...