PMMA Space Maintainer (IMAGE)

Rice University

PMMA Space Maintainer

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A scanning electron microscope image shows the outer surface of a porous PMMA space maintainer that has been cut to fit the dimensions of a jawbone defect. Scientists at Rice University have developed a method to infuse the porous material with time-released antibiotics that protect patients from infection while they heal.

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The Mikos Research Group/Rice University

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