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Health

A new 3D printed cubic structure for broken bones

The new technique has proven to be three times more efficient than the current one and also promotes the growth of blood vessels within it The bones are the scaffolding in our bodies. Bone fractures are long to treat and kilurgically complex injuries. In the case of complex damage, chyurgists use…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca

Chemistry

A new hydrogel can replace knee cartilage

The material mimics the properties of natural cartilage and is a candidate for knee tissue replacement surgery Cartilage plays a key role in the joints, particularly the knee. Unfortunately, once damaged, it hardly heals. The medical solution is a replacement surgery but until now there were no…

Mario Vincenzo La Rocca