This artificial cartilage gets its strength from the stuff in bulletproof vests
By
Maria Temming
7:00am, January 10, 2018
A new kind of artificial cartilage, made with the same kind of fiber that fortifies bulletproof vests, is proving stronger than others.
The fabricated material mimics the stiffness, toughness and water content of natural cartilage, researchers report in the Jan. 4 Advanced Materials. This synthetic tissue could replace the cartilage in a person’s body that naturally wears down and heals poorly (SN: 8/11/12, p. 22), alleviating joint pain and potentially sparing many people from having to undergo joint replacement surgery.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/artificial-cartilage-gets-its-strength-stuff-bulletproof-vests?tgt=nr
