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Published online 24 July 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020722-3
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Biomaterial adherent macrophage apoptosis is increased by hydrophilic and anionic substrates in vivo
New coatings could help hip replacements repel immune attack.
Polymers that suppress an immune response could make medical implants last longer, researchers have found1. The body is less likely to attack implants whose surface is wettable by water, or that bear a negative electrical charge, experiments in rats suggest.
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