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Activation of Macrophages in Response to Biomaterials

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Part of the book series: Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation ((RESULTS,volume 62))

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Macrophages are the initial biologic responders to biomaterials. These highly plastic immune sentinels control and modulate responses to materials, foreign or natural. The responses may vary from immune stimulatory to immune suppressive. Several parameters have been identified that influence macrophage response to biomaterials, specifically size, geometry, surface topography, hydrophobicity, surface chemistry, material mechanics, and protein adsorption. In this review, the influence of these parameters is supported with examples of both synthetic and naturally derived materials and illustrates that a combination of these parameters ultimately influences macrophage responses to the biomaterial. Having an understanding of these properties may lead to highly efficient design of biomaterials with desirable biologic response properties.

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Our original research investigating macrophage activation in response to biomaterials has been funded, in part, by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (EB022374).

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Correspondence to Richard A. Gemeinhart .

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Rayahin, J.E., Gemeinhart, R.A. (2017). Activation of Macrophages in Response to Biomaterials. In: Kloc, M. (eds) Macrophages. Results and Problems in Cell Differentiation, vol 62. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54090-0_13

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