The Engineer - Meta-tribomaterials add sensing capabilities

Researchers in the US are creating patient-specific 3D-printed smart metamaterial implants that double as sensors to monitor healing following spinal fusion, a surgical procedure that permanently connects two or more vertebrae.

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Amir Alavi , University Of Pittsburgh Swanson School Engineering , Ismart Lab , Pittsburgh Swanson School , Advanced Functional , Intelligent Structural Monitoring , Response Testing , Meta Tribomaterials , Spinal Fusion ,