3-D Printed Plastic Beads for Drug Delivery
November 18, 2014 | Terry Sharrer
“Most of today’s antibiotic implants, or “beads,” are made out of bone cements which have to be hand-mixed by a surgeon during a surgical procedure and contain toxic carcinogenic substances. These beads, which are actually a type of Plexiglas, do not break down in the body and require additional surgery for removal. [A biomedical engineering team at Louisiana Tech University has shown that] custom 3D print filaments can be made of bioplastics which can be resorbed by the body to avoid the need for additional surgery.” MORE
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