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New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ortho Regenics Private Limited to assist on Bone Regeneration Technologies.
On March 28, the two firms inked a technical licensing agreement as part of the MoU. This ground-breaking technique was created by Ashok Kumar and Arun Kumar Teotia of IIT Kanpur's Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (BSBE) department.
S Ganesh, deputy director and BSBE professor, Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, professor-in-charge (PIC), Innovation & Incubation and Ankush Sharma, Co-PIC, Innovation & Incubation were among the IIT Kanpur personnel present for the MoU signing. The signing was also attended by Ortho Regenics director Gopal Pande and licensee and director Sudhir Reddy. The goal of the collaboration, according to the two organizations, is to ease bone and joint ailments.
“Healthcare is a sector that is inherently associated with the growth of technology. We have been striving to bring both disciplines closer to scale new highs in healthcare innovation and development. I am delighted about this development with Ortho Regenics, which would bring a paradigm shift in bone regeneration in humans and would be a boon for the ones suffering bone or joint disorders,” said IIT Kanpur director Abhay Karandikar.
Although there are already available treatments for bone regeneration, they come with the risk of infection and immune-related problems. The IIT Kanpur invention employs a collagen-nano-hydroxyapatite composite macroporous gel that could be used to repair irregular bone deformities and in dental applications. The technology consists of a carrier that transports bone active biomolecules directly to the implant site. The new substance is biodegradable and exhibits osteoinductive (bone mending) and osteopromotive (bone regeneration) capabilities.
The new material is biocompatible, resulting in better cell material integration with osteoblast cells, which are responsible for bone mineralization. This increases the solvent's mechanical strength and the interaction between the polymer network and the solvent.
Large bone deficiencies may benefit from the use of functionalized porous composite scaffolds as fillers. They can also be utilized as a bone substitute to circumvent the limitations of autografts.
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