Show metallic flesh and bone used for artificial ears metallic flesh and bone made from tantalum are providing new ears and rehabilitating torn nerves and other tissues for thousands of persons dr clarence W balke re ported to american chemical society artificial ears have been grown on frameworks of tantalum wire and more than 5 skull injuries have been repaired with tantalum plates thousands of severed or injured nerves have been made sound again with tantalum foil and literally miles of wire have been used tor for surgical sutures dr balke re ported tantalum Is called biologically acceptable since body tissues ad here to and grow over the metal meta I 1 both tantalum and columbium are completely nonirritating non irritating to living tissue and they are not made arri tating by pathological or disease conditions within the tissues implants of tantalum gauze are used where muscular or other soft tissue Is either milling or has been removed final repair of recurrent hernia and closure of abdominal walls after cancer removal are out standing illustrations |