Stronger, safer, smarter: Pioneering Zinc-based dissolvable implants for bone repair

New research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could replace the metal plates and screws typically used to hold fractured bones together.

Stronger, safer, smarter: Pioneering Zinc-based dissolvable implants for bone repair
New research could transform how broken bones are treated, with the development of a special zinc-based dissolvable material that could replace the metal plates and screws typically used to hold fractured bones together.