BIOCOMPATIBLITY is the key word here. Titanium is a very biocompatible material. The article is pretty much flat out wrong here, it is impossible for titanium t

BIOCOMPATIBLITY is the key word here. Titanium is a very biocompatible material. The article is pretty much flat out wrong here, it is impossible for titanium to cause an infection. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection Having a chronic wound from the protruding titanium electrode however would increase the risk of infection, but the material is independent of the infection.