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Foreign body reaction to biomaterials.

James M. Anderson, Analiz Rodriguez, David T. Chang

2008.4.1SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2007.11.004

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A major focus of this review is on factors that modulate the interaction of macrophages and foreign body giant cells on synthetic surfaces where the chemical, physical, and morphological characteristics of the synthetic surface are considered to play a role in modulating cellular events.

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ANDERSON, James M.; RODRIGUEZ, Analiz; CHANG, David T. Foreign body reaction to biomaterials. SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY, 2008, 20 2: 86–100.