A Moldable Scaffold for Bone (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A Moldable Scaffold for Bone

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This bioactive foam can be easily shaped to fit gaps in skull bone caused by injury, surgery, or birth defect, and will be replaced by the body's own bone over time.

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Texas A&M University

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