ABSTRACT
It is desirable to extend this sort of relativism of dose and type of use to examination of the interactions between biomaterials and living systems. Biomaterials are materials of natural or man-made origin that are used to direct, supplement, or replace the functions of living tissues. When these materials evoke a minimal biological response, they have come to be termed biocompatible. As it is typically used, the term biocompatible is inappropriate and defective of content. Compatibility is strictly the quality of harmonious interaction. Thus, the label biocompatible suggests that the material described displays universally “good” or harmonious behavior in contact with tissue and body fluids. It is an absolute term without any referent.
