A new responsive coating for implants used in surgery to improve their integration into bone and to prevent rejection has been developed. Neutron scattering experiments have shown how a protein that ...

In today's world, more people suffer from bone problems caused by injuries, infections, or birth defects. As the population grows older, these issues are becoming more common. Traditional treatments ...

A novel injectable gel developed for percutaneous drug delivery may help accelerate the healing of bone defects, preclinical studies suggest. The gel — called Oxiplex (FzioMed Inc.) — is a synthetic, ...

Israeli scientists say they have found a way to boost the ability of bones to heal themselves, so they can self-repair in the event of big defects and not just tiny gaps. Bones have a natural ability ...

The body is expert at re-growing bone, but it doesn’t always manage to get the right shape. Now, a team from Rice University has developed a hydrogel that could let clinicians grow bone right where ...

Carnegie Mellon University's Jeffrey Hollinger and his research team will receive $1.12 million over the next four years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new therapy for ...

A team at Australia's University of New South Wales-Sydney created a 'bio-ink' gel that contains a patient's live bone cells in a calcium phosphate solution, which are necessary minerals for bone ...

Presently, if a patient is missing a section of bone due to accident or disease, it has to be replaced with bone harvested from elsewhere in their body. A new cell-containing gel, however, could one ...

A research group at Uppsala University, Sweden has developed a new responsive coating for implants used in surgery to improve their integration into bone and to prevent rejection. Neutron scattering ...