Engineering new bone growth
From: R&D - 08/19/2014

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemical engineers have devised a
new implantable tissue scaffold coated with bone growth factors that are
released slowly over a few weeks. When applied to bone injuries or defects,
this coated scaffold induces the body to rapidly form new bone that looks and
behaves just like the original tissue.

This type of coated scaffold could offer a dramatic improvement over the
current standard for treating bone injuries, which involves transplanting
bone from another part of the patient's body - a painful process that does
not always supply enough bone. 

Patients with severe bone injuries, such as soldiers wounded in battle;
people who suffer from congenital bone defects, such as craniomaxillofacial
disorders; and patients in need of bone augmentation prior to insertion of
dental implants could benefit from the new tissue scaffold, the researchers
say.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2014/08/engineering-new-bone-growth

Source:
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/bone-repair-treat-injuries-0818