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Light hardens bone-like polymer

A strong polymer that can serve as a bone replacement might offer doctors a new tool to repair orthopedic defects.

References:

Anseth, K.S., V.R. Shastri, and R. Langer. 1999. Photopolymerizable degradable polyanhydrides with osteocompatibility. Nature Biotechnology 17(February):156

Sources:

Robert Langer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Cambridge, MA 02139

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 11, March 13, 1999, p. 175. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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