1 Strategies to accelerate medical market access and manage risks of biocompatibility R. Eloy and S.J. Goldenberg

2 Making use of a biological safety evaluation plan D. Parente

3 Biomechanical and biochemical compatibility in innovative biomaterials J. Huang, X. Li, and Z.X. Guo

Part Two Evaluation and characterization of biocompatibility in medical devices

4 A practical approach to analytical chemistry of medical devices D.E. Albert

5 Tolerable intake values for leachables: Practical use of ISO 10993-17 standard R.P. Brown

6 In vivo and in vitro testing for the biological safety evaluation of biomaterials and medical devices W.H. De Jong, J.W. Carraway, and R.E. Geertsma

7 Practical approach to blood compatibility assessments: General considerations and standards M.F. Wolf and J.M. Anderson

8 Quality strategies that fasten devices access to global markets J.A. Torfin and S. Gompertz

9 Accelerating medical device biocompatibility evaluation: An industry perspective K.P. Coleman, W.V. Christian, and W. Zhang

10 Overcoming negative test results during manufacture D. Parente

11 Methods for the characterization and evaluation of drug-device combination products A.L. Lewis

Part Three Testing and interpreting the performance of medical devices

12 Efficient evaluations of bone implants performances J.-P. Boutrand

13 Methods and interpretation of performance studies for dental implants M. Dard

14 Optimizing the design of preclinical safety and performance studies-Examples in soft tissues and cardio-vascular implants E. Drevon-Gaillot, T. Blair, and G. Clermont

15 Mechanical testing for soft and hard tissue implants C. Kaddick

Part Four International regulation of medical devices

16 Biological evaluation and regulation of medical devices in the European Union T. Keene

17 Biological evaluation and regulation of medical devices in Japan K. Kojima and K. Sakaguchi

18 Medical device regulations in China C. Shan and M. Liu

Part Five Histopathology principles for biocompatibility and performance studies

19 Current considerations in medical device pathology A. Alves, L. Wancket, A. Metz