Diamond-Coated Implants Resist Rejection

Diamond-Coated Implants Resist Rejection
Mar-15-18
Coating titanium medical implants with diamonds could reduce the risk of rejection.

Rejection is a common problem in medical implants, as the body often needs to be ‘tricked’ into allowing foreign objects to remain.

To that end, the team from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology has developed a way to 3D-print custom-fit titanium medical devices using selective laser melting. The completed device is then coated with another layer of titanium that has been mixed with synthetic diamonds, creating a biocompatible coating that also encourages the surrounding cells to grow into it.

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