EUROPEAN CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION ON ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES - EUROMAT 2021

The socioeconomic cost of bone fractures in Europe is growing in correlation with the ageing population and the osteoporosis-related fractures. State-of-the-art metal plates and screws can be too rigid and invasive when targeting fractures repair on thin and fragile bone. The use of adhesives for fracture fixation can potentially provide a solution for such surgical procedures toward more personalized bone repairs. However, there are still no commercially available biodegradable adhesive solutions providing biocompatibility, good adhesive strength, and adequate handling. The European funded consortium project, BoneFix aims to develop bone adhesives inspired by dental resin composites and self‐etch primers, based on visible light thiol–ene coupling chemistry [1]. Building from the bottom up, the concept involves three synthetic polymeric domains: a bone substitute void filler, topological mechanical fixation patch, and a protective anti-bacterial hydrogel layer combined with the adhesive. The design and conception of the bioadhesive patch and more speciffically a Korigami biodegradable polymeric membrane reinforcing the adhesive patch will be reported.