Macrophages, Foreign Body Giant Cells and Their Response to Implantable Biomaterials

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Summary

Having a better understanding of the role of macrophages in the tissue healing processes, especially in events that follow biomaterial implantation, can design novel biomaterials-based tissue-engineered constructs that elicit a favorable immune response upon implantation and perform for their intended applications.

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Published
2015-08-28
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Keywords

Foreign-body giant cell, Biomaterial, Giant cell, Cell biology, Biocompatibility

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