The increasing global aging population has led to a steady rise in the demand for titanium orthopedic implants.

A novel surgical implant was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and compatible with surrounding tissue like current implants. The ...

The increasing global aging population has led to a steady rise in the demand for titanium orthopedic implants. However, ...

mit Bandyopadhyay and his wife, Susmita Bose, are professors at Washington State University’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. Bandyopadhyay comes from an engineering background, while ...

A research team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University has resulted in a significant advancement in the field of orthopedic implant materials. The study, published in Engineering, introduces a novel ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Biomedical engineers and surgeons at Duke University and UCLA have demonstrated an antibiotic coating that can be applied to orthopedic implants minutes before surgery that eliminates ...

When implanted heart devices get infected, doctors recommend surgery to remove them, but many patients ignore that advice, a new study reveals. More than eight in 10 patients with an infected implant ...

Fracture-related infection is a frequent and costly complication after fracture fixation, with previously published ...

Breast augmentation is the most frequent type of plastic surgery done in the UK and--after nose reshaping and liposuction--it is the third most common cosmetic procedure in the USA. However, infection ...

(Nanowerk News) A novel surgical implant developed by Washington State University researchers was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining ...