Making Bones from Wood?

Aug-16-09 A new procedure being developed in Italy aims to turn blocks of wood - specifically red oak, rattan and sipo - into artificial bones. Wood-derived bone substitutes could allow faster and more secure healing than currently available with metal and ceramic implants.

To create the bone substitute, a block of wood is heated until all that remains is pure carbon, which is basically charcoal.The scientists plan to implant them into humans after first trialling the technology in large animals.

The first FDA approval of a synthetic bone implant (or bone void filler) was granted in 1992 to Pro Osteon, a calcium phosphate material that mimics hydroxyapatite manufactured from coral.

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