Aerospace Materials and Orthopaedic Applications: Opportunities and Challenges
The evolution of biomaterials adopted for orthopaedic use might well be described as slow and incremental. In this article, we...
Dec 13 2012,
Materials
Supplier Roundtable: Materials Suppliers Prepare for 2013
Pressures from material costs and Federal regulations are expected to increase in 2013. To ensure commercialized product quality, safety and...
Nov 28 2012,
UHMWPE for Total Joint Arthroplasty: Past, present and future
Total joint arthroplasty involves the replacement of native articulating joints, such as the hip, knee, shoulder and ankle, with artificial...
Jun 09 2012,
Engineering Plastics Deliver Cost/Performance Advantages as Metal-Replacement Option
Numerous trends in the healthcare industry favor the use of high-performance thermoplastics in a range of applications including instruments and...
Mar 31 2011,
Injectable Hydrogel-based Medical Devices: “There’s always room for Jell-O”
Rigid materials have been very successful in total hip and knee replacements, in which the general strategy has been to...
Sep 30 2010,