Howell interviewed for NS Medical Devices about engineering implants for human bodies
Caitlin Howell, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, spoke with NS Medical Devices about the challenges of engineering implants for the human body, which is naturally resistant to foreign objects. Howell said, “Antibiotics work well, but the emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms means that we constantly need different or stronger treatments to kill the infection. This may be a slow-moving problem, but it is a very serious one. Often, there are multiple microbes, so when you kill one you are just making room for others.”