Russian military scientists create artificial limbs and implants made of carbon fibres

Military scientists from the IRA Military Innovations Complex in Anapa, southern Russia, have devised a method for producing and implanting internal prostheses made of carbon fibres.

They are developing ways to test it for biocompatibility. This was reported by the Russian agency “TASS”, quoting the first soldier, engineer in the third company of the military-scientific complex, Konstantin Alexandrov.
He said, “It means medical products made of carbon composite materials and above all, prostheses and implants. The composite material is produced from carbon fibers by pressure and the effect of high temperatures. Its advantage is that bone tissue grows thanks to the presence of a porous material. After passing “Some of the time it is difficult to distinguish even on X-rays where the bone is and where it has been repaired with the help of a prosthesis. We are now working on methods for biocompatibility testing, which will then be tested on laboratory animals.”

According to the military researcher, carbon composite materials are widely used in various fields of industrial production, including missile production, the development of machine tools, and others. There is currently no experience of using such materials for medical purposes in the world. In cooperation with the “Ural” Scientific Research Institute, which produces this type of composite material, specialists have developed a prosthesis for the femoral neck and an implant for part of the brain skull. The researchers plan to complete work on the project at the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024.

In addition, the Military Complex of Innovations has developed, using 3D printing, a method that is unparalleled in the world to produce medical devices with a special design, based on personal requests received from patients.