Georgetown Engineers Pectin-Based Bone Grafts to Replace Metal Implants

Georgetown University researchers have developed pectin-based bone grafts that could replace metal implants in surgical procedures, reducing risks like infection, nerve damage, and rejection. This advancement addresses complications from the millions of bone grafting surgeries performed globally each year.

Bone grafting is among the most frequently performed surgical interventions globally. Yet despite their prevalence, these surgeries carry real risks, infection, nerve damage, hemorrhage, and the body’s outright rejection of foreign materials.  At Georgetown University, Styliani…

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