Ever heard of a heat-seeking missile? Well, meet nature’s version: the heat-sensing python. In this article, I will introduce ...

However, successfully reattaching tendon to bone remains a significant ... was to copy the shape of python teeth, but they went much further, using simulations, 3D printing, and ex vivo ...

3D printing technology has come a long way in the past few years—and one of its most promising applications is in medicine. Not only have we seen it be used to create artificial bones and ...

But it’s not just the size of the python that determines what’s on its ... The team measured their gape using a series of 3D-printed plastic objects of incremental sizes, measuring the widest ...

CMFlex, which was given clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2022, is mostly made of a bone mineral -- hydroxyapatite -- and is combined with a biodegradable polylactide-co-glycolide ...

Bone comprises both a non-mineralized organic part (mainly collagen) and a mineralized inorganic part (mainly hydroxyapatite). In this structure, 3D porosity is needed to assure nutrient and ...