Tantalum become alternative of original expensive medical material
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Tantalum become alternative of Original expensive medical material
Tantalum is desirable biocompatible material. Porous tantalum metal due to its large porosity approaching human trabecular bone, its elasticity close to human bone elasticity, and with a good biocompatibility, so called trabecular metal. Human bone tissue can ingrowth pores of the metal tantalum rod perfectly.
Tantalum can be adapted with the biological cells, when direct contact the body's bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels and liquid, has excellent affinity, without side effects.
Tantalum can be made the bone plates, screws, clamp lever of treatment of fractures. Tantalum can also directly replace bone due to trauma and broken, with tantalum plate, tantalum sheets, porous tantalum repair bones and tantalum strip.