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Researchers are developing metal implants that dissolve after healing

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A team at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is working to create metal implants that disintegrates on its own after the injury heals. The major goal is to revolutionize metallic biomaterials to improve treatments for orthopedic, craniofacial, neural and cardiovascular ailments.

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