A broken bone is always an unpleasant experience. Understandably enough, therefore, after successful bone healing one would be glad to simply forget about surgical procedures and orthopaedic implants once and for all.
BRI.Tech enables you to do so by making a second operation unnecessary: the biodegradable implants we develop do not need to be removed later on.
The whole secret lies in using elements which are naturally present in the human body and will in due course dissolve without further intervention.
BRI.Screw is there to stabilise a fractured bone as long as it is needed in order to support it. Unlike conventional implants made of titanium or stainless steel, its material dissolves naturally and is excreted by the body as soon as the bone is fully functional again.
BRI.Tech is a spin-off company of the research project Laura Bassi Centre BRIC. Due to our close connection to university research, we are involved in various research projects on the development and application of biodegradable implants.
BRI.Tech is constantly developing new designs and shapes for biodegradable implants, which are consequently tested so as to ensure patient safety and mechanical stability. Keep up with our research work!
BRI.Tech operates as a Partner Organisation for the MgSAFE project and contributes with start-up experience which can serve as a role model for the ESRs who are willing to start their own enterprise.
X-Ray vision in 360° - Within the EU project MgSafe Hanna Slominska and Kamila Iskhakova are doing their PhD at the HZG, but conduct their experiments at the HZG outstation at the Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY. They use the special X-ray light at the beamlines there to make even the smallest material processes visible. These investigations help to monitor the degradation of the magnesium implants and the regeneration of the surrounding bone at high resolution. This is of particular importance as the implant is required to yield sufficient stability during healing and should quickly be dissolved afterwards.
