Technological Breakthrough Promises Safer Medical Implants
Summary
“This patent award is the latest in a series of very significant Stevens contributions to the development of new infection-resisting biomaterials,” says Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science.We would like to eliminate that risk.” Sponsored primarily by the Army Research Office due to the frequency of infection in both injured soldiers and civilians, Dr. Libera has modified surfaces with microgels, which are hydrogels (the same type of material used to make soft contact lenses) that are microscopic in size, typically 200-400 nanometers in diameter.Learn more at: www.stevens.edu/entrepreneurship Hoboken, NJ, October 24, 2012 --( PR.com )-- Orthopedic implants that reconstruct joints or repair trauma are continuously increasing in sophistication and prevalence, restoring function and mobility for over a million patients annually.Dr. Mathew Libera of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, in collaboration with faculty across numerous disciplines at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been working to radically change implant design to minimize the risk of infection.We would like to eliminate that risk.”Sponsored primarily by the Army Research Office due to the frequency of infection in both injured soldiers and civilians, Dr. Libera has modified surfaces with microgels, which are hydrogels (the same type of material used to make soft contact lenses) that are microscopic in size, typically 200-400 nanometers in diameter.