A computationally-generated view of a topology-optimized design for a porous bone implant scaffold. The linking of computational design with precision fabrication has tremendous potential for producing tissue scaffolds with tailored properties � as the current research has shown.
Image: Dr Vivien Challis, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland

A team of mathematicians from The University of Queensland has helped design a prototype for a new generation of bone implants that could potentially reduce surgery and rehabilitation times, as well as provide a solution for patients for whom...

3 February 2011