Russian scientists are creating new polymer materials for biomedical applications, including simulating human soft tissues; head of the Biomaterials department at the scientific center for genetics and life sciences at Sirius University, head of the engineering materials science laboratory at Moscow State University, told socialbites.ca.IN. Lomonosov Dmitry Ivanov.
So far we have only talked about hard implants to replace bones; Russian scientists plan to create new implants to replace skin, connective tissue, blood vessels, heart and other organs.
“It’s not just implants. These are also matrices used to heal wounds, burns, fill internal cavities (material between cells. – socialbites.ca).
According to him, such soft polymers do not exist in nature, but they can be made.
“We are still thinking about what can replace these synthetic polymer-based fabrics… We need a durable, soft material. Therefore, we need to find a polymer material where the chains do not get tangled together like a ball of yarn. I think we need to make systems where the threads are harder, like pencils in a jar. This is already a prototype of a certain crystal, in this case liquid,” said Ivanov.
previously scientist named It is possible to create a polymer from the game Atomic Heart.