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| Medical Applications for Carbon Fiber. |
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| Because of its light weight and high strength carbon fiber is used in many medical applications including prosthetic knees, legs, and oxygen tanks. |
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| It is also used to make "imaging tables" (tables used for x-raying people) because it does not show up in an x-ray image, so x-rays can be taken "through" the table without losing image clarity. The reason it is used in the construction of prosthetics is because of its toughness and vibration dampening capabilities, which help to produce artificial limbs that not only have a longer life, but also require less maintenance than comparable non-carbon fiber models. Carbon fibers can also be used to repair/replace damaged tendons and ligaments. |
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| The artificial knee shown below is made using carbon fiber. |
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| Image From |
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| http://www.endolite.com/mknee.htm |
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