Orthopedic implants aim to last longer with liquid metal-based nanomaterials

A pioneering liquid metal combination is shaping up as a potential secret weapon in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance, and promises to outlast existing implant materials.
GlobalSpec Insights

Rethinking reach: Designing assistive exoskeletons for the upper limbs

In rehabilitation, upper limb exoskeletons are used to help patients recover movement after stroke or injury. These devices are often tethered, precise and designed for clinical supervision, focusing ...
Hosted on MSN

Doctor Lin heals bones in three minutes... with the glue from oysters that hold bridges in China since the 10th century

The idea came to Dr. Lin Xianfeng on a stormy day with rough seas. Can oysters glue fractured human bones? He has just proven that they can. During the Song Dynasty in China (between 960 and 1279 AD), ...
thecooldown

Researchers ecstatic over medical breakthrough that could change the way we heal: 'Potential for use in emergency fracture treatment in battlefields or disaster zones'

A cutting-edge medical breakthrough could help change the way that doctors are able to treat fractures. Led by Lin Xianfeng, an associate chief orthopedic surgeon, the research team sought to reduce ...