Scientists developing medical implants should rethink their decision of making implants that do not interfere with the body of the person in which it is implanted.
According to a new research, medical implants should not be developed in a manner as previously thought. Rather than preventing them from interfering with the body, implants should be made in a manner by which they can deliberately interfere with the body of the patient.
Currently researchers use the so called Biomaterials because they are good in hiding from the body’s immune system and thus are not rejected by the immune system of the body. After a month of the implanting surgery, the body isolates implants by covering them in a collagenous, avascular sac. Materials in which this sac is not too thick are classified as “Biocompatible”.
Researchers have stated that this technique demands some more work and it’s high time that they should look for something much better than this. They are now looking to design materials that can specifically interfere with the biological processes of the body. Such materials should be made with specifically sized pores so that it can encourage the development of small blood vessels in the implant. A much easier alternative is to cover the implant with a layer of DNA that prevents the formation of the collagenous layer.
Such a technique allows the body and the implant to coexist in a better way. They can actively work together, rather than simply trying to prevent them fighting against each other. By using such techniques researchers hope that a new generation of implants can be developed and they are looking forward for a better and exciting future.
Via: Sciencedaily
