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Bioactivity vs Biocompatibility - What's the difference?

bioactivity | biocompatibility |

As nouns the difference between bioactivity and biocompatibility

is that bioactivity is (biology) the effect of a substance (especially that of a vaccine) upon a living organism while biocompatibility is the ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation.

bioactivity

English

Noun

(bioactivities)
  • (biology) The effect of a substance (especially that of a vaccine) upon a living organism.

    • biocompatibility

    English

    (wikipedia biocompatibility)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation.

    • Related terms

    * biocompatible

    See also

    * biomaterial