Brittany Taylor

Could be better; could be worse

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

Ok, I looked into this because sometimes claims that "China invents Y" can be somewhat exaggerated. But this is real, and completely insane.

This technology called "Bone 02" (inspired by the well-known "502 glue" in China) has been developed for the past 9 years by a team of orthopedic surgeons in Zhejiang province. The team leads are Professor Fan Shunwu (范顺武, Director of the Orthopedics Department at Zhejiang University) and Lin Xianfeng (https://t.co/IERBHn5xPa).

It's inspired by oysters because the researchers noticed their extraordinary ability to firmly attach themselves in harsh underwater environment by secreting a special adhesive known as bio-cement, which creates a strong chemical interaction with surfaces and hardens quickly.

The properties of the glue are almost miraculous (sources: https://t.co/Lw5PYmPKeN and https://t.co/16Dxe8TXFZ):
- Nearly instant adhesion in blood-soaked wet physiological environments (it just takes 2-3 minutes)
- Extremely strong adhesive properties (bonding tensile force of over 400 pounds - over 181 kg)
- Complete biodegradability that naturally absorbs after about 6 months as the bone heals (no need for secondary surgery previously required in conventional treatments)
- Vast reduction of infection risks related to the traditional metal plates and screws normally needed for bone surgery
- Minimally invasive and rapid surgery since you just need a small opening large enough to apply the glue (as opposed to a complex surgery attaching metal fixations)

This glue could be especially useful for fractures with small bone fragments which are very difficult to fix with metal plates and screws.

The glue has already undergone a proper "prospective, multicenter, blinded, randomized, parallel-controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial" with over 150 patients (https://t.co/4dy4hsPxD0). They've announced positive results - the glue "achieved seamless bonding of all fracture fragments" - and will soon publish the peer-reviewed paper in an orthopedics journal detailing full trial data.

They've launched a company for the product called 源囊生物 (Yuannang Bio) which just raised 2 weeks ago RMB100 million in Series A financing (https://t.co/XrBZAa2Gx0).

[Pop Base @PopBase]

🚨 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce they are engaged:

“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨”

[berri @blaxcheri]

ITS GONE ITS GONE NOOOOOOO
TIKTOK NOOOOOOOO

[Yes, it's me @ElysiusThor]

BREAKING: The US Pharmaceutical industry has pledged to lobby the Senate and Congress to sanction China over the lastest breakthrough in a cure for diabetes, claiming major losses in insulin revenue should China continues with this development.

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

All’s fair in love and poetry... New album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. Out April 19 🤍

https://t.co/WdrCmvLHyA

📷: Beth Garrabrant

[Pelham @Resist_05]

Palestine delivers the greatest speech in modern history at the UN Security Council…🔥

[ayan. @artan_ayan]

The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.

[5hahem @shaTIRED]

she died protecting her friend :(

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Coco isn't next. She's now.

[VHSL Athletics @VHSL_]

The VHSL is saddened by the passing of a basketball all-time great, Coach Paul Hatcher. His 897 wins are a #VHSL record. #Legend! Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

[Brittany Taylor @britt4taylor28]

@adiamariemusic @ErasTourResell It’s real

[Anton Hur @AntonHur]

Someone on Korean Twitter pointed out that Sewol happened in 2014 and most of the victims from last night were in their twenties—this means two national disasters happened to essentially the same generation of young Koreans. And the pandemic made them lose two years of their 20s.

[Will Ripley @willripleyCNN]

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Nightmare scenes in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district. Social media captures the horror & heartbreak of friends & first responders frantically trying to save victims of the Halloween crowd crush that killed at least 151 people & shocked South Korea.

[Taylor Swift @taylorswift13]

I’m calling them 3am tracks. Lately I’ve been loving the feeling of sharing more of our creative process with you, like we do with From The Vault tracks. So it’s 3am and I’m giving them to you now. 🌌

https://t.co/jjqUNkGSme

[‏ً @icvred]

me going back to my room after not finding anything to eat

[Tee @avantbyavant]

Just heard “Don’t miss out on your life trying to get it together” and I might’ve needed to hear that more than I know

[Porter @ItsRetrop]

i drink my liquor fast because i wanna get straight to the point… DRUNK