While there are already a variety of implants that dispense medication within the body, most of them either can't be externally controlled, or they eventually have to be surgically removed. A new one, ...

A magnesium-based alloy suitable for biodegradable implant applications is melted inductively using a high-frequency current.Image courtesy of LMPT/ETH Zurich On the heels of success with ...

(Nanowerk News) Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized many industries and holds the promise to affect many more in the not too distant future. While people are most familiar with the 3D ...

Building on advancements in foldable ultra-thin flexible circuits, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Tufts University have developed electronics that almost completely ...

(Nanowerk News) A research team, jointly led by Professors Jiyun Kim, Chaenyung Cha, and Myoung Hoon Song from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST, has unveiled the world’s ...

Researchers at Tampere University of Technology in Finland have developed the world’s first biodegradable joint implant to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a News Medical ...

Bio DG (San Diego) has developed a metal alloy that provides high strength when first implanted and then gradually erodes in a predictable and biocompatible manner. Designed for implantable medical ...