0 used to describe something that does not have a harmful effect on the human body: --
A replacement heart valve is a well-known biocompatible device.
The material is highly biocompatible and has properties suitable for use in orthopedic implants.
This might be accomplished by self assembled biocompatible nanodevices that will detect, evaluate, treat and report to the clinical doctor automatically.
Care should be exercised in defining a biomaterial as biocompatible, since it is application specific.
Biocompatible materials are intended to interface with biological systems to evaluate, treat, augment or replace any tissue, organ or function of the body.
Creating a polymer and coating it with specific substances can make the polymer biocompatible, as well as speed the recovery process.
Biocompatible ceramics have been applied this way to biomedical implants.
Polyanhydrides and their degradation products have not been found to cause significant harmful responses and are considered to be biocompatible.
Titanium is biocompatible (often referred to as hypoallergenic), or non-toxic to the human body.
