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Injected liquid turns into a gel to rebuild bones

December 12, 2013/

A material that is liquid at room temperature but that turns into a gel once injected into the body could help repair damaged bones in the skull and face.

The gel conforms to irregular three-dimensional spaces and provides a platform for functional and aesthetic tissue regeneration. It is intended as an alternative to prefabricated implantable scaffolds.

by Mike Williams-Rice

Full Story: http://www.futurity.org/injected-liquid-turns-gel-rebuild-bones/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=1be2ff57b5-December_12_201312_12_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e34e8ee443-1be2ff57b5-203916893

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