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Prosthetics: Artificial joints from mother of Pearl

Posted by: Hillary Taffe  |  Category: News  |  Views: 0

Hanover (ddp). The properties of mother of Pearl for the production of joint prostheses make use of scientists of the Leibniz University Hannover want. First tests have shown that mother of Pearl due to its composition was superior to the previously used materials, the University was announced by Monday. It is for example elastic as ceramic and more stable than metals and plastics. The material in large quantities to produce and if necessary, research scientists modify own according to methods to artificially produce mother of Pearl. Mother of Pearl forms the innermost layer of the bowls of certain molluscs and snails. It consists of soft organic layers, as well as from hard limestone layers. The combination of the two components causes according to the special breaking strength and toughness of the material. The research project the Hannover medical school and the Technical University of Braunschweig are involved in addition to the University of Hanover.

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