Every year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. Now, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a specialized drug-device delivery system to identify an effective ...

Bone cements are synthetic materials used to anchor implants, fill bone defects and deliver therapeutic agents within the skeleton. The most widespread formulation is polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) ...

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments - a threat that has been met ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2018 -- Injecting a calcium-based cement into the bones of some people with knee or hip pain could help them avoid joint replacement surgery, Ohio State University doctors say. The ...

After traumatic injury, bone cells need artificial scaffolding to help with the repairing processes. While some methods like 3D printing or bone cement can help, scientists in South Korea created a ...

A radioactive bone cement that's injected into bone to provide support and local irradiation is proving to be a safer alternative to conventional radiation therapy for bone tumors, according to a new ...

Material scientists at the University of Jena have developed a bone replacement based on calcium phosphate cement and reinforced with carbon fibers. The fibers increase damage tolerance and ensure ...

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments -- a threat that has been met ...