Osnat Hakimi An ontology developed to facilitate information curation in the area of medical devices, experimental scaffolds and biomaterials. The ontology was designed to complement existing medical vocabularies, with emphasis on material procesing, structures and features associated with biomaterials and experimental scaffolds. Devices, Experimental scaffolds and Biomaterials Ontology (DEB) funcionalized functionalised nanoscale nanosized not treated untreated deb:AbdominalFasciaClosure deb:Abscesses true deb:Absorption true deb:Acellularity deb:AcuteInflammation deb:AdhesionFormation deb:Adhesive deb:Adipogenesis The production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration; also applied to the normal deposition of fat or to the conversion of carbohydrate or protein to fat. (Source: NCIT) http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20906 deb:AdipogenicDifferentiation true deb:Adsorption Adsorption can be defined as the accumulation of a substance or material at an interface between the solid surface and the bathing solution. From: Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, 2005 deb:AdverseEffects An unfavorable or unintended disease, sign, or symptom (including an abnormal laboratory finding) that is temporally associated with the use of a medical device or biomaterial Adverse event deb:AirwayStent deb:AirwayStenting deb:Alginate deb:Alignment Aligned deb:Alloy mixture of two or more metals or of one or more metals with certain metalloids that are mutually soluble in the molten condition; distinguished as binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., depending on the number of metals in the mixture. [CRISP] http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/1852-6667 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_142648 deb:Amphiphilic deb:Aneurysm deb:AneurysmFormation deb:Angiogenesis deb:Anisotropy The property of being anisotropic, having a different value when measured in different directions. ncit:C17442 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17442 deb:Annealing A heat treatment that alters the microstructure of a material causing changes in its properties such as strength and hardness http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHMO_0001465 deb:Anti-adhesive true deb:AntibacterialEffect deb:AntibioticEluting deb:Antibiotics true deb:AntimicrobialEffect deb:Antimycotics deb:ArchitecturalOrganization Characteristics related to the three dimensional organization, orientation and assembly of a manufactured object or its components. deb:Archwire deb:Arthroplasty deb:ArtificialConduits http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/257281002 A nerve guidance conduit Conduit deb:ArtificialLigament deb:ArtificialOrgans deb:AssociatedBiologicalProcess A cellular or biological process that the manufactured object is designed to cause or support, or is measured to affect ncit:C17828 Biological Process deb:AxonalGrowth deb:AxonalRegrowth deb:BMP PR:000000034 protein deb:Bead deb:BetaGlycerolphosphate deb:Bi-layered deb:Bilayer deb:Bilayered true deb:Bioactivity deb:Bioadhesive deb:Bioceramic Ceramics with biological functionality. true deb:Biocompatibility deb:Biocomposite true deb:Biodegradability Bioabsorbable Biodegradation Bioresorption deb:Biofabrication The production of complex biologic products from raw materials such as living cells, matrices, biomaterials, and molecules. http://purl.jp/bio/4/id/201606009447904933 true deb:Biofunctionalization Biofunctionalisation (or biofunctionalization) is the modification of a material to have biological function and/or stimulus, whether permanent or temporary while at the same time being biologically compatible. (wikipedia) Biofunctionalisation deb:Biohybrid deb:Bioinertness deb:Bioink deb:BiologicallyActiveSubstance Substance, often a peptide or protein included in a manufactured object in order to impart a biological activity STY: T123 Biologically Active Substance deb:Biomaterial A non-drug raw material or substance suitable for inclusion in systems which augment or replace the function of bodily tissues or organs bcteo Biomaterial Biomaterials deb:BiomaterialType Classification or nature of biomaterials Biomaterial Type true deb:Biomineralization deb:Biopolymer deb:Biostimulatory deb:Biphasic Occurring in or characterized by two stages or phases. http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25435 deb:Blend A mixture of different substances. true deb:Blending The action of mixing or combining substances such as polymers together. deb:BlockCopolymer deb:Bonding The action of joining things securely by means of adhesive, heat, or pressure or by chemical bonds. There are three primary types of bonding: ionic, covalent, and metallic. (Source: https://depts.washington.edu/matseed/ces_guide/bonding.htm#Metallic) adhesively bonded bonded deb:BoneCement deb:BoneHealing deb:BoneInjury deb:BonyIngrowth true deb:Braiding In textiles, machine or hand method of interlacing three or more yarns or bias-cut cloth strips in such a way that they cross one another and are laid together in diagonal formation, forming a narrow strip of flat or tubular fabric. deb:BulkModulus bcteo:0000123 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ID_0000123 deb:CalciumPhosphateCement CPC deb:CapCoating deb:CapillaryIngrowth deb:Capsule deb:CartilageAutograftImplantationSystem deb:CartilageInjury deb:Casting Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. (Wikipedia) deb:CellActivation deb:CellAdhesion Cell Attachment deb:CellAggregation deb:CellAlignment deb:CellCarrier deb:CellColonization deb:CellDelivery deb:CellDetachment deb:CellDifferentiation deb:CellEncapsulation Microencapsulated Cells deb:CellHoming Refers to the ability of cells or exogenously administered cells to locate and enter an environmental niche. From: Liesveld, JL, Sharma, N, Aljitawi, OS. Stem cell homing: From physiology to therapeutics. Stem Cells. 2020; 38: 1241– 1253. deb:CellInfiltration deb:CellMigration deb:CellMotility deb:CellPolarization deb:CellProliferation deb:CellSeeding Phase in which cells are loaded onto a carrier, substrate or threedimensional material. deb:CellSheet deb:CellSignaling deb:CellSurvival deb:CellViability deb:CellularAttachment Cell attachment deb:CellularDifferentiation Cell Differentiation Differentiation deb:CellularInfiltration cell infiltration deb:CellularSpreading Cell Spreading deb:Cement deb:Ceramic Inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. [BCTEO] http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/261253002 deb:ChemicalFormula A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements. ncit:C48808 deb:ChemicalProperty deb:ChemodrugDelivery deb:Chemotaxis Chemotactic activity deb:Chitosan deb:ChondrogenicDifferentiation Chondrocyte Differentiation deb:ChronicInflammation chronic inflammatory changes deb:Circular deb:ClinicalStudy deb:Coacervation Coacervation is a chemical method for producing polymer droplets in suspension based on the separation of two liquid phases into one concentrated colloidal phase, being the coacervate, and another highly dilute colloidal phase. From: Piacentini E. (2016) Coacervation. In: Drioli E., Giorno L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Membranes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44324-8_2019 deb:Coat true deb:Coating The application of a thin cover to a material. [CHMO] http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/process#AFP_0001986 deb:CoaxialElectrospinning deb:Coil deb:ColdAtmosphericPressurePlasmaTreatment (CAP) treatment CAP treatment deb:Collagen CHEBI:3815 chebi_ontology deb:CollagenDeposition deb:CollagenSecretion deb:Colloid deb:ColonicSurgery deb:Comparative deb:Complications deb:Composite Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties, that when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components. The individual components remain separate and distinct within the finished structure. [BCTEO] http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ID_0000154 deb:CompositeGraft deb:CompressiveModulus deb:CompressiveStrength deb:Computational true deb:Conditioning true deb:Conductivity deb:Conduit deb:ContactLenses deb:ContaminatedWound deb:ContinuousSuture deb:Copolymer deb:Core deb:CorrosionBehavior Corrosion deb:CorrosionResistance true deb:Crosslinking The use of cross-links to promote a change in polymers' physical properties. deb:CruciateLigamentReconstruction deb:Cryogel deb:Cryogelation deb:Cryomilling deb:CrystalStructure deb:Crystallinity The detection and quantification of the amount of amorphous material within a highly crystalline substance. ncit:C133974 deb:Cube deb:CustomMade deb:Cylinder deb:Cylindrical true deb:Cytocompatibility true deb:Cytotoxicity true deb:Decellularization The physical, chemical and/or enzymatic processing of tissue samples to remove cells and leave behind the extracellular matrix or natural scaffold made up of collagen and other fibers and proteins. [NCIT] http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C112947 Tissue Decellularization deb:DecellularizedExtracellularMatrix dECM deb:DecellularizedMatrix deb:Deformation true deb:Degradability Degradation deb:DegradationFeatures A process or characteristic related to the long term integrity of a manufactured object or its component. Degradation Features deb:DegradationRate deb:DegradationResistance deb:DelayedResoption deb:DemineralizedBoneMatrix Demineralized allograft bone with osteoinductive activity. Demineralized bone matrices are prepared by acid extraction of allograft bone, resulting in loss of most of the mineralized component but retention of collagen and noncollagenous proteins, including growth factors. The efficacy of a demineralized bone matrix (DBM) as a bone-graft substitute or extender may be related to the total amount of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) present, and the ratios of the different BMPs present. BMPs belong to the transforming growth factor (TGF) superfamily of proteins. http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61085 deb:DendriticElastinLikePeptides Dendritic ELPs deb:Density OPB:00546 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ID_0000009 deb:Deposition deb:Device deb:Diameter deb:DigestiveSurgery deb:Disk deb:Distensibility deb:Doping deb:Doxorubicin deb:DrugDelivery DrugRelease deb:Ductility deb:EPTFE deb:Edema Oedema deb:EffectOnBiologicalSystem Biological effect associated with manufactured object in a specific test system (cells, tissue or organism) Effect on Biological System deb:Elasticty true deb:Electrospinning A process used to created very fine (μm or nm scale) fibres from a liquid. A high voltage is applied to a droplet of the liquid sample which is drawn out into fibres and cooled in air. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHMO_0001620 deb:Electrospraying deb:ElementalAnalysis deb:Emulsion deb:EmulsionSolventEvaporationTechnique The emulsion solvent evaporation technique is a method for preparing nanoparticles and nanocapsules that are particularly adapted for applications requiring materials with high purity and low toxicity, such as for biomedicine or electronics. Definition from: Staff et al 2013. Recent Advances in the Emulsion Solvent Evaporation Technique for the Preparation of Nanoparticles and Nanocapsules deb:Encapsulation deb:EndothelialDifferentiation deb:Endothelialization deb:Engraftment deb:EnzymaticTreatment deb:Epithelialization deb:EpoxyCoating true deb:Etching deb:ExVivo deb:ExperimentalScaffold A physical object, named by the author of an experimental study, designed and created for in vitro and in vivo evaluation in conjunction with cells or living tissues Experimental Scaffold Scaffold scaffolds true deb:Extrusion deb:FemoroPoplitealBypass true deb:Fiber Fibers Fibre Fibres deb:FiberAlignment deb:FiberDiameter deb:FibroblastInfiltration deb:Fibroin deb:Fibronectin deb:FibroticReaction deb:Filament deb:Film true deb:Flexibility deb:Foam true deb:Foaming deb:Foil deb:ForeignBodyReaction deb:ForeignBodyResponse Foreign body deb:FormationOfAdhesions deb:FourierTransformInfraredSpectroscopy deb:Fragmentation deb:FreezeDrying freeze-dried freeze-drying true deb:Functionalization Functionalization can be the decoration of the scaffold surface with bioactive cues interacting with cells and the ECM to trigger tissue-specific phenotypes. From: Bone Substitute Biomaterials, 2014 deb:GFOGER deb:Gel deb:Gelatin deb:Gelation deb:Gelling deb:GeneExpression deb:Geometry deb:Glass deb:Glass-transitionTemperature deb:GlialCellMotility deb:GlialGrowth deb:Glue deb:Graft deb:Granule true deb:Groove grooved deb:GrowthSubstrate substrate deb:Halofuginone A coccidiostat used in veterinary medicine. Potent type-I collagen inhibitor deb:Headache deb:Healing deb:HeartValve deb:HelicalCoil deb:HematopoieticCellDifferentiation deb:Hemocompatibility deb:Heparin CHEBI:28304 chebi_ontology deb:HepatobiliarySurgery deb:Hierarchical deb:HistologicalExamination Histological evaluation deb:Histomorphometry histomorphometric examination deb:HumanDerivedMatrix true deb:Hydration deb:Hydrogel A gel which is primarily composed of a network of polymer chains that are hydrophilic, sometimes found as a colloidal gel in which water is the dispersion medium. http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/303529009 deb:HydrogelExpander true deb:Hydrophilicity true deb:Hydrophobicity deb:HydrothermalTreatment deb:Hydroxyapatite HA deb:HypospadiasSurgery deb:Immobilization deb:Immunogenicty deb:Immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemical examination deb:Immunomodulatory Immunologic responses deb:ImmunotoxicologicalEffect true deb:Impermeability deb:ImplantRejection ImplantRejection Rejection of The Implant deb:ImplantableCardiovascularDevice deb:Implantation true deb:Impregnating Impregnating Impregnation deb:InVitro in-vitro deb:InVivo in-vivo deb:InflammatoryReaction Inflammation inflammatory response deb:Injury deb:InterconnectedPoreNetwork deb:Interconnectivity deb:IntraperitonealOnlayMesh IPOM deb:IonicGelation deb:Irradiation true deb:Knitting deb:LaparoscopicIntraperitonealImplantation deb:Lattice deb:Layer deb:Layered deb:LayeredClosure deb:Leaching deb:Lenses deb:LifeThreateningComplication deb:LipoaspirateFat deb:LoadToFailure deb:LuminalObstruction true deb:Lyophilization deb:MacrophageFunctionalPolarization true deb:Macropore true deb:Macroporosity Has a pore size of at least 50nm deb:Macrotexture deb:Manufacture deb:ManufacturedObject A physical object created by hand or machine STY: T073 Manufactured Object deb:ManufacturedObjectComponent A part, region or component referred to as a distinct unit, such as surface, layer etc. Manufactured Object Component deb:ManufacturedObjectFeatures Characteristics inherent or given during processing to a manufactured object or its component Manufactured Object Features deb:Mat deb:MaterialCharacterization deb:MaterialProcessing A planned process which results in physical changes in a specified input material. CHMO:0001267 OBI:0000094 Material Processing deb:Matrice Matrices deb:Matrigel deb:MatrixDeposition deb:MatrixSynthesis deb:MaximumLoad bcteo:0000173 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ID_0000173 deb:MaximumStrain BCTEO:0000174 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ID_0000174 deb:MechanicalProperty MechanicalProperties deb:MechanicalStability deb:MedicalApplication Intended use, function or outcome of the manufactured object Medical Application deb:MedicalDevice A device with direct or indirect therapeutic purpose sty Medical Device deb:MedicalTextile deb:MeltBlending Melt blending is a simple method for dispersing nanoparticles in a polymer matrix. From: Composites Science and Technology, 2012 deb:Membrane deb:Mesh true deb:Mesoporosity Has a pore size between 2-50 nm true deb:Metal deb:Micelle deb:Microbead deb:Microcarrier deb:MicrocomputedTomography true deb:Microfiber deb:Microfibre deb:Microgel true deb:Microgroove deb:Microneedles deb:Microparticle true deb:Microporosity Has a pore size of up to 2 nm deb:Microsphere true deb:Microtexture deb:MicrowaveIrradiation true deb:Milling deb:Mineralization deb:MolarMass PATO:0001681 quality deb:MolecularStructure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D015394 deb:Monofilament deb:Morphology deb:Multi-layered deb:Multifilament deb:Multilayer deb:Multilayered deb:MultilineageDifferentiation deb:Multilumen deb:MyogenicDifferentiation deb:Nail deb:NanoIndentation A technique developed in the mid-70s of the last century to measure the elastic modulus, hardness, and fracture toughness of solid materials. From: Membrane Characterization, 2017 Instrumented indentation testing nano-indentation deb:Nanobiocomposite Biopolymers formulated and associated with nano-sized fillers, bringing a large range of improved properties (stiffness, permeability, crystallinity, thermal stability). deb:Nanobioglass deb:Nanocarrier deb:Nanocoating deb:Nanocomposite deb:Nanocrystal deb:Nanoencapsulation deb:Nanofiber true deb:Nanofibre deb:Nanohydorxyapatite deb:Nanoparticle NPs deb:Nanopowder deb:Nanorod deb:Nanoroughness deb:Nanosphere deb:Nanotopography Nanoscale topography deb:Nanotube deb:Nanotubular deb:Nanowire deb:NaturalMaterial deb:Necrosis deb:NeedledFelt deb:Needles deb:Neocollagenesis NeoCollagenesis deb:Neotissue deb:Neovascularization Neovasculogenesis deb:Network deb:NeuralProbes deb:NeuronalRegeneration deb:NoduleFormation deb:NonCrosslinked deb:NonToxic deb:NonWoven true deb:Nonabsorbable Non-degradable Nondegradable deb:NosocomialInfection deb:NuclearMagneticResonance deb:Nylon deb:Opaque deb:OpticalProfilometry A technique used to extract topographical data from a surface. This can be done using a physical probe or by using light. deb:Orientation deb:Oriented deb:OsseousAlterations true deb:Osteoconductivity Osteoconductivity Osteoconduction true deb:Osteogenesis deb:OsteogenicDifferentiation Osteodifferentiation deb:OsteogenicInductionFactors true deb:Osteoinduction osteoinductivity deb:Osteointegration deb:OtherFeatures deb:PCL chebi_ontology CHEBI:53200 Polycaprolactone deb:PDSII deb:PEG poly(ethylene-glycol) Polyethyleneglycol poly(ethyleneglycol) deb:PLGA Poly D,L lactic co glycolic acid Poly(glycolide:lactide) Polylactide-co-glycolide polylactic-co-glycolic acid deb:PLLA Poly-L-lactic-acid Poly-L-lactide deb:PMMA http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/6043006 deb:PS-b-P4VP polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) deb:Particle deb:ParticulateLeaching deb:Patch deb:Pellet deb:PepsinTreatment true deb:Perforation deb:PeriodontalDefect deb:PeriodontalSurgery deb:PharmacokineticAnalysis true deb:Photocrosslinking The photoinduced formation of a covalent bond between two macromolecules or between two different parts of one macromolecule. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/photocrosslinking) deb:Photocurable deb:Photocuring deb:PhysicalProperty Physical Property deb:PickupImpression Pick up impression technique deb:Pin deb:PlasmaActivatedChemicalVaporDeposition PACVD true deb:PlasmaTreatment deb:PlateletDerivedGrowthFactor PDGF deb:PlateletRichPlasma PRP platelet-rich plasma true deb:Polishing deb:Poly-p-dioxanone CHEBI:61607 PPDO deb:PolyCitricAcid poly(citric acid) deb:PolyGlycerolSebacate PGS deb:PolyLPhenylalanine Poly L phenylalanine pPhe deb:PolyTrimethyleneCarbonate PTMC deb:PolyalphaHydroxyAcid PHA deb:Polydioxanone PDO PDS PDX Polidioxanone Polydioxanon p-dioxanone poly(dioxanone) poly-dioxanone deb:Polydopamine PDA deb:Polyetherurethane PEU deb:PolyethyleneTerephthalate Dacron Mersilene deb:Polyethylenimine PEI deb:Polyfilament deb:Polyglactin910 PG910 deb:PolyglycolicAcid Dexon PGA deb:Polylacticacid PLA Poly L lactide Poly lactic acid poly(d,l-lactic acid) deb:Polylevolactide deb:Polylysine Poly L lysine pLys true deb:Polymer Polymers polymeric true deb:Polymerization deb:Polyoxalate deb:Polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE Teflon deb:PolyvinylideneFluoride PVDF polyvinylidene difluoride deb:Pore deb:PoreSize true deb:Porosity Porosity deb:PostoperativeAdhesion true deb:Powder deb:PreClinicalStudy true deb:Precoating true deb:Preconditioning deb:Printing deb:Probes deb:Profilometry deb:Proliferation deb:Prospective deb:ProspectiveMultiCenterTrial deb:ProstheticPatch deb:PullOutStrength deb:Purification deb:QuartzCrystalMicrobalanceTechnique The use of a quartz crystal microbalance for measuring weights and forces in the micro- to nanogram range. It is used to study the chemical and mechanical properties of thin layers, such as polymer coatings and lipid membranes; and interactions between molecues. (from: MESH) http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D058525 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHMO_0001077 Quartz crystal microbalance deb:RGD deb:RadialCompressiveStrength Radial compression strength deb:RapidPrototyping Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using three-dimensional computer aided design (CAD) data (Wikipedia). deb:Re-endothelization deb:Recoarctation deb:RecombinantHumanBoneMorphogeneticProtein rhBMP deb:RecombinantHumanPlateletDerivedGrowthFactor rhPDGF deb:Regeneration true deb:Reinforcement deb:Reinnervation re-innervation deb:Repair deb:RepairOfSkull deb:ResearchTechnique A laboratory or clinical technique used to evaluate a biomaterial (or implant/device) and their effect. true deb:Resorption deb:Resurfacing deb:RetinalDetachment deb:Retrospective deb:RetrospectiveAnalysis deb:RetrospectiveStudy deb:Revascularization deb:Ring deb:RingOpeningPolymerization deb:Rod true deb:Roughening deb:Roughness deb:SaltLeaching true deb:Sandblasting deb:ScaffoldMineralization deb:ScanningElectronMicroscopy SEM deb:Screw deb:SecondaryInfection deb:SelfAssembling self-assembling deb:SelfExpanding self-expanding true deb:Semipermeablity semi-permeable deb:Septoplasty deb:Shape The external form, contours, or outline of a manufactured object or a component deb:Sheet deb:Shell deb:Shell-core deb:SiRNA deb:Siderophore CHEBI:26672 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_26672 deb:Silk true deb:Sintering deb:Sirolimus deb:Size deb:SkinClosure deb:SkinIrritation deb:SmallCaliber small-caliber deb:Sol-gel The process of the settling of (nm sized) particles from a colloidal suspension onto a pre-existing surface, resulting in ceramic materials. The desired solid particles (e.g. metal alkoxides) are suspended in a liquid, forming the 'sol', which is deposited on a substrate by spinning, dipping or coating, or transferred to a mould. The particles in the sol are polymerised by partial evaporation of the solvent, or addition of an initiator, forming the 'gel', which is then heated at high temperature to give the final solid product. http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHMO_0001313 sol–gel method deb:SolventCasting deb:Sphere deb:Spheroid deb:Spidroin deb:Spiral true deb:Sponge deb:SprayDrying A method of producing a dry powder from a liquid or slurry by rapidly drying with a hot gas. This is the preferred method of drying of many thermally-sensitive materials such as foods and pharmaceuticals (wikipedia). spray-drying deb:Spring deb:Sputtering deb:Stent deb:StentInsertion deb:Stiffness deb:StructuralDetails deb:Structure The structure, form or texture associated with a manufactured object or its components. Structure deb:StudyType The set-up of the study (in vitro, in vivo, etc) deb:Surface deb:SurfaceFunctionalization true deb:SurfaceHydrophilicity deb:SurfaceModification deb:SurfaceRoughness deb:SurfaceTopography deb:SurgicalImplant Implant deb:SurgicalProcedure deb:SurgicalRepair deb:Suture deb:SynethticPolymer deb:SyntheticMaterial deb:TendonHealing deb:TenogenicDifferentiation deb:TensileStrength Mechanical strength deb:Textile true deb:Texture deb:Theophylline deb:ThermalBehaviour deb:ThermalDecompositionTemperature deb:ThermallyInducedPhaseSeparation deb:Thermocycling deb:Thermogel deb:Thermosensitive deb:Thickness deb:ThinFilm deb:Thread deb:Ti-6Al-4V deb:TiO2 Titania Titanium dioxide Titanium(IV) oxide deb:TissueDefect deb:TissueEngineering deb:TissueIntegration deb:TissueReconstruction TissueAugmentation deb:TissueRegeneration deb:Titanium Ti deb:TitaniumAluminiumNitride TiAlN deb:Titaniumcarboxonitride [Ti(C,N,O)] deb:Topology deb:Toughness true deb:Toxicity deb:Transparent Transparancy deb:Tripolymer deb:Tube tubes deb:Tubular deb:TumorFormation deb:Two-layeredClosure deb:TypeICollagen collagen (Type I) deb:UltimateStrength deb:UltimateTensileStrength deb:Unidirectional deb:Valve deb:Vascularization Vascularization Vascularisation deb:VocalFoldAugmentation deb:WaterContactAngle deb:WaterInOilInWaterDoubleEmulsion water-in-oil-in-waterdouble-emulsion deb:WearResistace true deb:Weaving deb:Wettability deb:Wire deb:WoundAbscesses deb:WoundDressing deb:WoundHealing deb:WoundRepair deb:Wrapped deb:Yarn true deb:bioprinting true deb:nanostructure deb:osteogenicity true Three dimensional printing Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate pHEMA Poly(HPMA) pHPMA PNAGA PNIPA PNIPAM Ethylene-vinyl acetate PEVA PGACL PVA Poly vinyl alcohol Osnat Hakimi An ontology developed to facilitate information curation in the area of medical devices, experimental scaffolds and biomaterials. The ontology was designed to complement existing medical vocabularies, with emphasis on material procesing, structures and features associated with biomaterials and experimental scaffolds. Devices, Experimental scaffolds and Biomaterials Ontology (DEB)