Compostable splint can be reshaped multiple times as patient heals
A newly developed medical splint can be repeatedly reshaped as the patient recovers from a bone injury and can be composted when it is no longer needed. The device is made from a PLA-based biopolymer formulated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP (Potsdam, Germany) and was developed by injection molder Nölle Kunststofftechnik GmbH (Meschede, Germany).
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