Titanium foam builds Wolverine bones - health - 23 September 2010 - New Scientist

Titanium foam builds Wolverine bones - health - 23 September 2010 - New Scientist Bone implants are typically made of solid metal – usually titanium. Though well tolerated by the body, such implants are significantly stiffer than bone.Now Prof.Quadbeck and colleagues have created a titanium implant with a foam-like structure, inspired by the spongy nature of bone. The titanium foam does a better job than solid metal when it comes to matching the mechanical properties of bone, such as flexibility, and this encourages more effective bone regrowth.