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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Silk screws and bone repairs.
Samuel Lin from Harvard Medical School and David Kaplan at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts have invented silk screws for bone repair. They made several researches over silk and molded the material into screw shapes. The silk screws are stronger than it seems and they can fix fractures and bone problems.
When the silk is stretched it becomes as strong as steel ,this property makes the screws cut through bones. They are the best alternative to all previous suturing methods. The metal can corrode, and they need a second intervention. The other biodegradable alternatives can cause severe inflammation while the polymers are too soft and need drilling the bone.(coolweird.com)
The silk screws are the only bone screws that are strong enough, naturally biodegradable and while they biodegrade don’t cause inflammation. Ideally, they could be used in place of metal plates and fasteners in many circumstances. That would mean no more setting off detectors or experiencing pain when cold temperatures set in. This could also be of great benefit to overall healing, as using metal in the body has been observed to slow wound healing and assist the rapid development of infection. In cases where permanence isn't needed, silk is being touted as an ideal alternative to traditional materials especially since, over time, it dissolves in the body.
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