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A widely accepted definition of biocompatibility is:

 Biocompatibility refers to the ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific application (Williams 1999).

Biocompatibility is the most critical factor that determines the success of implanted biomaterials (Chapter 16), but the term is often used loosely in the literature. Biocompatibility is not simply a property of the material alone. As biocompatibility refers to the ability of the biomaterial to perform in a specific application, it is a property of the material–tissue system. It should also be recognized that the biocompatibility phenomena of a given material can change, depending on the situation and the implantation time.