The approach, reported in the Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, promises to greatly reduce fabrication cost and time, and increase bone implant biocompatibility. The structural component of ...

The non-toxic ceramic is porous ... that future applications will include the ability to help implant both synthetic cartilage and bone in the knee.

A metal hip implant used in thousands of NHS patients will be axed as a result of an increase in bone fractures ... In the US, the use of ceramic is the latest trend, experts have said.