Implants by Design: Mimicking Tissue with a New Class of Materials

A new kind of material discussed at last week's American Physical Society March Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana could someday make its way into your body. From artificial hips to pacemakers, medical implants give countless people relief, health, confidence, and more time to do the things they love with the people they love. Developing implants that are durable, reliable and well-matched to the body is an active and important area of biomedical research.Sergei Sheiko and his team at the Univers...