Creating a Cookbook of Alloys for Bone Implants

Researchers at The Ohio State University (OSU), Columbus, and their partners are building a database of new titanium alloys that, they say, will be used to reduce the stress that pins, plates, and other medical implants put on healthy bones. A recent $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future initiative will fund three years of research efforts and support graduate students who will work with undergraduates on the project.