Hector Carmona

NSF-ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials
National Priority to become the Global Leader
Craniofacial and Orthopedic Applications
Cardiovascular Devices
Responsive Biosensors
“Imagine Implants with their own intelligence that
adapt to biological changes of the patient and are
automatically eliminated from the body after healing”
TRAUMA Medical spending: Close to $250 billion
mini plate surgeries led to infection . Ti plate fixations need to be
removed due to complications, infections, pain
stents are difficult to remove and additional stents must be
inserted (elicit an immune response that can lead to the growth of
scar tissue and the formation of blood clots)
Value of regenerative implants, Degradable metal anchors,
screws, plates, stents and drug eluting stents, staples,
sutures, sternal wires, and meshes
PRICELESS
Cleft Lip
Malformations
Complex fractures of the Tibia
and Femur: Need for Resorbable
Fixation Plates, Pins and Screws
Before After