Hmmmm interesting, if this comes off, I can see a pretty big...

Hmmmm interesting, if this comes off, I can see a pretty big market for this , but also one in the cosmetic surgery perhaps in the future? rather than using saline or silicon filled bags for breast implants?

http://au.finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=CZD.AX.

Calzada has a collaboration agreement with Neopec Pty Ltd. to evaluate NovoSorb materials for breast reconstruction in mastectomy patients.


http://www.neopec.com.au/index.php/technology

Technology
The incidence of breast cancer worldwide is on the rise. In 2010, 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In Australia alone, more than 13,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and of these approximately 5,000 need to have a mastectomy. Breast cancer survivors can experience a range of difficulties, ranging from physical limitations to psycho-social problems. Self esteem through breast reconstruction has been shown to be an important factor in their recovery. Several methods of reconstructive surgery are currently used following mastectomy: ? Autologous flap reconstructions involve transferring sections of a woman?s fat tissue from the back or abdomen to the breast area. ? Another method is implant reconstruction, which involves placing a silicone-gel or salinefilled implant behind or in front of the chest muscle. Both of these methods have side effects and specific risks. Researchers at the O?Brien Institute are developing a revolutionary technique that uses the woman?s own fat cells to build natural breast that looks and feels exactly like her other breast. The process, which is under development, envisages implanting a biodegradable synthetic chamber which, when combined with specific surgery to redirect blood vessels from the woman?s underarm through the chamber, will enable fat cells to grow in the shape of the chamber. The aim is to develop a chamber which can dissolve after the new breast is formed. The chamber will be made from a clinically-approved biodegradable material and could be customised to have the size, shape, strength and degradation properties to allow the growth of fat to fill the space permanently and precisely. This approach may provide women with a unique surgical solution to breast reconstruction, giving them a natural breast which aesthetically matches the healthy one. If the work is successfully brought to market, women could grow their own breast after mastectomy and it would look and feel natural. The O?Brien Institute has now spun out a wholly owned subsidiary, Neopec Pty Ltd, to further this work in collaboration with a Victorian-based team from the University of Melbourne, St Vincent?s Hospital Melbourne and other commercial partners.