Title: bioresorbability
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - bioresorbability
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13927
Status: current

Definition
Ability to be eliminated from an animal or human body through natural pathways.

Notes
1) Natural pathways are kidneys through glomerular filtration and lungs after metabolization.
2) Bioassimilation with formation of novel biomass is a particular means of elimination often combined with the other pathways.

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 377. 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 398 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-12-04)

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Citation: Citation: 'bioresorbability' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13927
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