Development of additively manufactured highly porous implantable devices that promote post-surgical wound healing and a biological transcutaneous seal: Testing of implant material and internal pore geometry in a porcine model
Principal Investigator:聽James Weber (Food and Agriculture, U海角社区)
Partners:聽Ian Dickey (Eastern 海角社区 Medical Center); David Neivandt (Chemisty & Biological Engineering, U海角社区); Anne Lichtenwalner (Food and Agriculture, U海角社区)
Abstract: This project will complete a controlled in vivo study of University of 海角社区-designed medical implants in a porcine model of skin healing. If successful, the proposed study would revolutionize the medical implant industry because currently available transcutaneous implants suffer high rates of post-surgical infections from superficial bacteria that migrate into deeper tissues. The proposed work supports economic development in the 海角社区 biomedical industries by establishing U海角社区 and our collaborators at Eastern 海角社区 Medical Center as 鈥淐enters of Excellence鈥 in clinical testing of porous materials in human surgical implants.