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Chemistry & Materials to Repair and Replace Body Parts

chemistry has a large impact on the study of medicine and the practice of medical examinations - for one thing, chemist create materials that can repair or replace body parts that have been lost on an individual - artificial limbs or prosthetics for example - chemists create metals and plastics that are scientifically designed to replace, knees, arms, or legs. - the most common used prosthetic are artificial hips and knees that can replace old, worn out, or damaged joints. this relieves pain in the patient and can make it easier to walk or move. - even animals can recieve artificial appendages -a chemist/ inventor D.W Dorrance invented a split hook that was anchored to the opposite shoulder and could be opened with a strap across the back and closed by rubber bands. His terminal device is still considered to be a major advancement for amputees because it restored their abilities to control and move the appendage. (AKA the hook) Modified hooks are still used today, though they might be hidden by realistic-looking skin. -Materials such as modern plastics have yielded prosthetic devices that are strong and more lightweight than earlier limbs made of iron and wood. New plastics, better pigmments, and more sophisticated procedures are responsible for creating fairly realistic-looking skin through the study of chemistry.



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