A lightweight implant made of glass and polymer foam shows great promise as a “bone substitute” to promote healing

Losing a piece of bone to disease or an accident can make for a long and painful healing process. Metal bars inserted as a “bone substitute” to promote healing can end up causing infection or rejection by the body. Ehsan Rezabeigi is working on a lightweight implant made of glass and polymer foam that’s both porous enough and strong enough to mimic the bone itself. His “bone scaffold” will safely dissolve into the body once it’s no longer needed.

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