BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT METALS – NEXT BIG THING? (Orthopedics This Week)
It is hazardous to try to predict the “next big thing” in medicine, but the National Science Foundation may be doing just that by investing $31 million in an attempt to discover metal surgical implants that will deteriorate in the body.
Getting some of those research funds is University of Pittsburgh engineering professor Prashant Kumta, Ph.D.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KskA4sEQ8CY
According to Stacy Lawrence, writing for Fierce Medical Devices, Kumta has developed biodegradable implants made of iron and magnesium that...
