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\nFor serious bone injuries, surgeons often must to use transplanted material to repair the damage and help the bone regrow itself. But using transplanted bone requires a second surgical site and has other limitations, so scientists have...\nFor serious bone injuries, surgeons often must to use transplanted material to repair the damage and help the bone regrow itself. But using transplanted bone requires a second surgical site and has other limitations, so scientists have been exploring synthetic alternatives.

NSF-funded researchers have developed a new material that mimics the composition and architecture of natural bone that enable bones to heal faster.

Michael Zilm, CEO and co-founder of OrteoPonix LLC, explains that the technology uses collagen and hydroxyapatite, materials derived from natural bone, to create a scaffold for bone to build on. The body’s own bone cells infiltrate the scaffold and, over time, natural bone replaces the synthetic graft.

Most bone can repair itself naturally, but for significant injuries bone needs help, says Zilm.

The research is funded by the NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research -- Technology Translation program.

Learn more about OrteoPoniX

Learn more about the NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research -- Technology Translation program

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