India, Oct. 20 -- A research team from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong's LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) has successfully developed a novel elastic calcium phosphate material that mimics the structure of human bone. The material, dubbed 'nano bone cement', offers a promising alternative to traditional bone grafts in orthopaedic surgeries, which typically rely on harvesting tissue from the patient or a donor. Research and experimental results show that this innovative bone material provides robust mechanical support and accelerates healing in bone-defect cases.
The team plans to apply this technology to repair large segmental bone defects, potentially speeding up patient recovery and achieving...