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T h e n e e d for w i d e s p r e a d standardization of t e r m s w i t h i n t h e
evolving, e x p a n d i n g field of biomaterials c a n n o t b e understat-
ed. ISO definitions are n e i t h e r c o m p l e t e n o r consistent. T h e
n e w l y f o r m e d ASTM Division F04 Tissue-Engineered Medical
P r o d u c t s s u b c o m m i t t e e o n t e r m i n o l o g y (F04.40) c u r r e n t l y
e n d e a v o r s to assemble standard t e r m s for t h e e m e r g i n g field of
h e field o f b i o m a t e r i a l s is i n h a b i t e d b y a u n i q u e assort- tissue e n g i n e e r i n g ( o n e t e r m n o t f o u n d in o t h e r o l d e r diction-
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