The method appears to be an improvement over two existing methods of coating the surface of a device with proteins that are compatible to the body. In the new method, researchers use an electric field to accelerate ions from a plasma onto a device’s surface.
Without biocompatibility, biomedical devices can cause inflammation, excessive tissue regrowth or rejection.
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