Shape Shifting Material for Bone

Some bone injuries are too big for simple fixes, even with autografting and bone putty.  To address this, bioengineers at Texas A & M University have developed a shape-memory polymer, coated with sticky polydopamine that it heated for plasticity and then allowed to harden when it drops to body temperature.  The material is biodegradable when bone growth is restored. MORE

Image Credit:  Melissa Grunlan, Ph.D. and ScienceDaily.com