Thursday, September 9th, 2010
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A new implant, made of titanium foam, resembles the inside of a bone in terms of its structural configuration. Not only does this make it less stiff than conventional implants, it also promotes ingrowth into surrounding bones. ...
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Scientists from the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) have developed a material for bone grafts that could potentially replace natural bone implants. As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers show ...
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
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The current tendency in bone tissue engineering is developing materials that temporarily substitute for the bone while inducing its regeneration in such a way that this, temporary material, disappears ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
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Italian scientists have developed a method of turning rattan wood into a substance that can bond with natural bone when used as a transplant material. The researchers, led by Anna ...
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
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From the wire: Materials researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a metallic glass alloy that could herald a new generation of biodegradable bone implants. When ...
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