A research team at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) has developed a new bone graft technique that utilizes a modified glue gun and sticks composed of a bone mineral and biodegradable composite. When ...

Most guns are tools for doing harm, but a team of American and Korean scientists has developed one that does the opposite, helping to patch up bone injuries. It comes a bit short of the Medigun from ...

Scientists have developed a tool made from a modified glue gun that can 3D print bone grafts directly onto fractures and defects during surgery. Historically, bone implants have been made of metal, ...

Metal grafts and titanium-based implants remain the standard for stabilizing severe bone fractures, but they are expensive to produce and difficult to customize for individual patients. And while 3D ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Graphical abstract: A portable device for in situ printing of bone scaffolds. (CREDIT: Cell: Device) During a complicated bone ...

After traumatic injury, bone cells need artificial scaffolding to help with the repairing processes. While some methods like 3D printing or bone cement can help, scientists in South Korea created a ...

During a complicated bone surgery, every second matters. The longer a wound is open, the more likely it is to become infected and injured. Now picture this: Surgeons can now print a new piece of bone ...

An inattentive driver took the liberty of splitting my femur into three separate pieces about two decades ago and have to say, the bone gun sounds pretty sweet. I had to live with a rod and three ...