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They probably use some type of bone cement to help close up gaps between the implant and the skull. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_cement http://en.wikipedi
by sjtrny 12y ago
They probably use some type of bone cement to help close up gaps between the implant and the skull.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_cement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_cement
- 542458 12y ago> Bone cement chemically is nothing more than Plexiglas (i.e. polymethyl methacrylate or PMMA). Wow! I wonder if it's a special formulation - acrylic glass is really bad at chemical resistance (pretty much any organic solvent will damage it) and shatters pretty easily.
- sjtrny 12y agoIn one of the linked articles in the discussion it says the printed skull is made of PMMA. They must do something to it to make it last. Edit: found it http://www.anatomics.com/products/cranial-implants/acrylic/ http://www.anatomics.com/products/cranial-implants/acrylic/