Show metallic flesh and done 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 reported to american chemical so clety artificial ears have been grown grown on frameworks ol of tantalum wire and more than skull injuries have been repaired with tantalum plates thousands of 0 severed or injured nerves have been made sound again with tantalum toll toil and literally miles ol of wire have been used lor for surgical sutures dr balke reported tantalum Is ii called biologically acceptable since body tissues tissue adhere to and grow over the metal both tantalum and columbium colum blum are completely nonirritating non irritating to living tissue and they are not made irritating 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 ol of abdominal walls after cancer removal are outstanding landing illustrations |