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Implants help humans in many ways and are welcome to improve life conditions for people desiring reconstructions or corrections of their human tissue as well as information transmitting. Medical progress presents a growing number of medical devices to be implanted in human bodies. There are estimated more than 8.500 different implants known, to be incorporated in human bodies and this number is still growing.
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Poietis Automates the Manufacturing of Biological Tissue
While the manufacturing of biological tissue meets major societal demands, it also faces significant challenges related to process standardization and scaling up. With these challenges in mind, the French start-up Poietis has developed the Next Generation Bioprinting (NGB) platform to achieve 4D bioprinting of biological tissue in a faster, more affordable and more functional way. Fabien Guillemot: First of all,…
Necessity of routine x-rays after osteosynthesis
Routine x-rays after the osteosynthesis of distal radius and ankle fractures – a prospective randomized controlled trial on the necessity of routine imaging CONCLUSION: In this study, routine postoperative radiographs after osteosynthesis of distal radius and ankle fractures did not improve patient care when standardized intraoperative radiographs were obtained. Author(s) Source Oehme F, Kremo V, van…
Nerve stimulation with the help of implantable mini solar cells
An international research team has successfully developed and tested a concept in which nerves are stimulated with light pulses. The method provides considerable advantages for medicine and opens up a wide range of possible applications. The researchers see possible applications in severe brain injuries. Here, the stimulation of nerve cells can accelerate the healing process…