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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities | Large Joint | Materials
A 3D Printed Flexible Mesh for Ankle and Knee Braces
Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devices.Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office 06.19.19
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Biologics | Large Joint | Materials
Nitric Oxide-Scavenging Hydrogel Could Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis occurs when nitric oxide (NO) is overproduced in the body.Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) 06.05.19
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Coatings/Surface Modification | Materials
Face Value: An Overview of Surface Modification and Coatings
Orthopedic and spinal device surface treatments are necessary for a variety of aesthetic and functional improvements.Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 05.23.19
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Biologics | Extremities | Materials
A Little Extreme: Factors Impacting the Extremities Implants Segment
3D printing, surgical planning, and innovations that simplify procedures increasingly are shaping the global extremities market.Michael Barbella, Managing Editor 05.23.19
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Coatings/Surface Modification | Contract Manufacturing | Extremities | Finishing | Large Joint | Laser Processing | Machining & Tooling | Materials | Spine/Neurology
Technology Revision: Changes in Implant Manufacturing
Aspects of implant manufacturing are changing, enabling improved fabrication techniques with new material options.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 05.23.19
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Assembly & Automation | Machining & Tooling | Materials
What’s ‘In’ for Manufacturing? (Hint: It’s Not Neon)
It seems the only time I catch up on the latest clothing fashions is when I seek inspiration online for columns I write pertaining to trends. Each time I do, I’m reminded why I read magazines like MPO and ODT instead of something in the checkou…Dawn A. Lissy, President & Founder, Empirical 05.23.19
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Materials
FDA Addresses Nitinol in Draft Guidance
The focus of the DG is on the technical assessments that should be included in any regulatory submission for a device made of Nitinol.Online Exclusives William A. Hyman, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, & Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, The Cooper Union 04.30.19
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Materials
New Material Will Allow Abandoning Bone Marrow Transplantation
Nanomaterial will be able to restore the internal structure of bones damaged due to osteoporosis and osteomyelitis.National University of Science and Technology - MISIS 03.20.19
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Large Joint | Materials | Spine/Neurology
Plant Cellulose Can Pave the Way for Healthy Bone Implants
Airy, foamlike substance can be injected into the body and provide scaffolding for the growth of new bone.University of British Columbia 03.19.19
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Extremities | Materials
AAOS News: Nvision Launches First Foot & Ankle Implant Made from PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced
Implant from Nvision corrects hammertoe and expands product offering to lower extremities.Invibio Biomaterial Solutions 03.12.19
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Materials
Polymer Twin: New Implant Imitates Bone Structure
Fundamentally new hybrid material combines the useful properties of UHMWPE and PEEK.National University of Science and Technology (MISIS) 02.20.19
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Materials | Spine/Neurology
Nanowire-Coated Electrodes Could Rewire an Injured Spinal Cord
The ByAxon project is developing a new implant that restores the transmission of electrical signals in an injured central nervous system.Videos youris.com 01.21.19
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Biologics | Materials
Scientists Make Strides in Creation of Clinical-Grade Bone
Research team finds that mesenchymal progenitors can be grown without the use of animal-derived compounds.New York Stem Cell Institute 01.16.19
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Materials
Material Matters: New Offerings for Orthopedic Technologies
An examination of the transformation within orthopedic material selection from traditional metals to newer alternatives.Mark Crawford, Contributing Writer 11.30.18
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3-D Printing/Additive Mfg. | Biologics | Materials
Regrowing Long Bone Segments Using 3D Printing
3D printed scaffolds—plastic bone-shaped frames—could replace large, missing, or broken bone segments.University of Arizona Health Sciences 11.27.18
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Materials
Hydrogel Adheres Firmly to Cartilage and Meniscus
If the hydrogel carries repair cells, it could help damaged tissue to heal.Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) 11.27.18
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Biologics | Materials
Citrate-Based Biomaterial Fuels Bone Healing with Less Rejection
Slow-release, biodegradable, citrate-releasing scaffolds could act as bone-growth templates to speed healing.Penn State 11.27.18
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Materials | Spine/Neurology
Patient Cells & Materials Used to Create Personalized Tissue Implants of Any Kind
The researchers are currently engaged in regenerating an injured spinal cord and an infarcted heart.American Friends of Tel Aviv University 11.13.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Materials
First-Ever Polymeric Prosthesis Imitating Bone Structure Implanted
A biomimetic prosthesis was implanted into a dog with osteosarcoma of the femur.PR Newswire 10.18.18
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Materials
Lithuanian Scientists Engineer Experimental Bone to Treat Arthritis
The bi-functional composite imitates the complex osteochondral structure of a joint.Kaunas University of Technology 09.28.18
