Functionalized nanoparticles-based bioresorbable bone adhesives

The applicants propose to develop a new glue that surgeons will use to glue broken bones back together instead of using metal implants like screws and plates. Such a product has been sought for decades because of potential benefits to the surgeons and patients, including ease of operation when reassembly the puzzle of a complex break and the elimination of procedures to remove metal implants when the break is healed. Proven approaches will be combined and leveraged to provide a new product to satisfy this unmet medical need.

Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Willett

Student:

Partner:

Covina Biomedical Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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