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Abstract
The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility.
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- Testing, Materials
- Biocompatibility Testing
- Biocompatible Materials Testing
- Hemocompatibility Testing
- Testing, Biocompatible Materials
- Testing, Hemocompatible Materials
- Hemocompatibility Testings
- Hemocompatible Materials Testing
- Materials Testing, Biocompatible
- Materials Testing, Hemocompatible
- Testing, Biocompatibility
- Testing, Hemocompatibility
- Testings, Biocompatibility
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6 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse HEMOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING with HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING
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History Note
1987
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Previous Indexing
- Biocompatible Materials (1972-1986)
- Stress, Mechanical (1971-1986)
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- E05.570
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Materials Testing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008422
- Materials Testing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11850141