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← ScienceWhich risk increases when birefringent material degrades in vivo?
A)Reduced optical resolution capability✓
B)Decreased fluorescence emission intensity
C)Lowered magnetic resonance sensitivity
D)Elevated thermal expansion coefficient
💡 Explanation
Birefringent biomedical implants rely on polarization; degradation introduces imperfections causing light scattering during optical coherence tomography with reduced polarization-maintaining ability. This reduced precision affects resolution, because polarization effects are attenuated, therefore hindering fine detail rather than other mechanisms affecting bulk properties.
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