(University of British Columbia) Researchers from the University of British Columbia and McMaster University have developed what could be the bone implant material of the future: an airy, foamlike substance from plant cellulose that can be injected into the body and provide scaffolding for the growth of new bone.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uobc-fft031819.php