Designing better medical implants
Monday, May 18, 2015 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Biomedical devices that can be implanted in the body for drug delivery, tissue engineering, or sensing can help improve treatment for many diseases. However, such devices are often susceptible to attack by the immune system, which can render them useless. The geometry of implantable devices has a significant impact on how well the body will tolerate them, a new study shows.