Transplant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012259",
  "term": "Transplant",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A complete biological structure, such as an organ or a piece of tissue, taken out of a donor and placed in a recipient to rebuild the damaged area. The donor may be the recipient, as in a skin autograft, or another individual, as in a kidney allograft. It differs from an implant, which is an artificial device or material such as a polymer prosthesis.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 377. 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 403 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-12-04)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/transplant/"
}