Researchers have developed a synthetic 'hyperelastic bone' that can be customized using a 3D-printer and implanted in the body to mend damaged bones. The flexible bone-grafting material not only ...

Constitutive modeling of hyperelastic materials addresses the mathematical description of solids that undergo large elastic deformations and return to their original shape upon unloading. Central to ...

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A new synthetic material called hyperelastic bone, or HB, could be “the next breakthrough” in reconstructive surgery, new research shows. The HB can be implanted under the skin as a scaffold for new ...

Defects of the skull and facial bones can pose difficult challenges for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. A synthetic material called hyperelastic bone -- readily produced by 3D-printing -- could ...

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Credit: Rahkendra Ice / A. Jakus et al. / Science Translational Medicine Broken bones are the bane of the medical profession, despite physicians’ best efforts to pump fractures full of expensive, ...

Artificial bone seemed to be a settled issue in academia; there was a sense that nothing was left to be invented. But then Northwestern University materials scientists began talking to surgeons. Over ...