Researchers have developed a synthetic 'hyperelastic bone' that can be customized using a 3D-printer and implanted in the body to mend damaged bones. The flexible bone-grafting material not only ...

This best describes the new bone-mending technology developed at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois by Ramille Shah and her colleagues. They used ink made from a natural bone mineral called ...

A new composite material that integrates seamlessly into living tissue could someday bind bones and tendons together following an injury. A synthetic mixture of ceramic dust and a polymer can be ...

Bone implants, while always a complicated matter, are easier to perform in adults who are already fully grown, but for children whose bones are still growing, it makes the process a lot more ...

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Defects of the skull and facial bones can pose difficult challenges for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A synthetic material called hyperelastic bone -- readily produced by 3D-printing -- could ...

Three-D printers can make just about anything — even synthetic bones. The material, called hyperelastic bone or HB, stimulates new bone growth when grafted to a bone injury site, and its developers ...

Little-known features in FEA software convert test data into inputs for simulating hyperelastic materials. Accurate material-data inputs are essential for any computer-aided-engineering analysis. But ...