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Article: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CORAL COULD REDUCE NEED FOR BONE GRAFTS
- Article from:
- Biomedical Materials
- Article date:
- August 1, 1992
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The use of bone growth factors coupled with the use of coral as a bone substitute may lead to the creation of new bone in the human body without having to resort to bone grafts and artificial joints.
Growth factors, which are polypeptides, may help grafts establish themselves better by speeding up the rate of healing. Coral could provide the most appropriate framework in which the protein extract could work. This could lead to biotechnology companies eventually removing the need for all bone grafts and artificial joints, according to a report in the 13 June issue of The Economist (London).
Demand for bone graft materials is growing. Inoteb, a company based in ...