Environmentally sustainable orthopaedics and trauma: systems and behaviour change

Baid, Heather; Holland, Joanna; Pirro, Federica

doi:10.1016/j.mporth.2022.07.002

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“…Energy-efficient buildings, water conservation measures, waste reduction strategies, and environmentally friendly procurement practices can lead to significant financial benefits for healthcare organizations. Reducing energy consumption, optimizing waste management, and adopting sustainable procurement policies and healthcare facilities can lower operational costs and redirect resources toward improved patient care, research, and innovation [37,38].…”

Section: Growing Need For Sustainable Practices In Healthcarementioning

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Seaweed: a sustainable solution for greening drug manufacturing in the pursuit of sustainable healthcare

Pereira,

Cotas

2024

Explor Drug Sci

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The environmental impact of drug manufacturing raises concerns about sustainability in healthcare. To address this, exploring alternative approaches to drug production is crucial. This review focuses on seaweed as a sustainable resource for greening drug manufacturing processes. Seaweed offers advantages such as renewability, abundance, and a positive environmental footprint. The review begins by providing an overview of sustainable drug manufacturing practices and the challenges faced in achieving sustainability. It then discusses seaweed as a sustainable resource, including cultivation techniques and environmental benefits. Seaweed has various applications in drug manufacturing, including extracting and purifying bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic properties. Seaweed’s role in developing green technologies, such as seaweed-based excipients, biodegradable packaging materials, and as a source of sustainable energy for drug manufacturing processes, is highlighted. The environmental and economic implications of incorporating seaweed-based solutions are discussed, emphasizing reduced carbon footprint and cost-effectiveness. Regulatory and industrial perspectives are addressed, examining challenges, and opportunities for implementing seaweed-based drug manufacturing. Collaboration between academia, industry, and regulatory bodies is crucial for successful integration. The review presents future directions and opportunities, including emerging trends and innovations in seaweed-based drug manufacturing, areas for further research, policy development, and industry engagement recommendations. Incorporating seaweed into drug production facilitates a reduction in environmental impact, promotes resource efficiency, and contributes to sustainable healthcare. This review showcases seaweed-based solutions as a means to foster a greener future for drug manufacturing, addressing environmental concerns, and promoting sustainability.

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Seaweed: a sustainable solution for greening drug manufacturing in the pursuit of sustainable healthcare

Pereira,

Cotas

2024

Explor Drug Sci

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“…These implants play a crucial role in expediting patient recovery, minimizing the likelihood of post-surgery complications related to implant rejection, and guaranteeing the durability of the implant over an extended period. In the last decade, new trends have emerged in the production of medical implants and the introduction of new technologies into orthopedics and trauma medical practice, including the trend towards increasing the environmental sustainability of medical practice [1] or using robotic surgery [2], etc. However, even a comprehensive review of current technological trends and related materials for the manufacture of coated medical implants is too broad a task for this review paper; therefore, based on the authors' research Coatings 2023, 13, 1175 2 of 23 experience and analysis of data from research and review articles in this field, as well as forecasts of some national and international medical associations, the authors narrowed the scope of consideration to the most urgent problems of the production of metal orthopedic implants with multilayer metal and ceramic coatings.…”

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A Brief Review of Current Trends in the Additive Manufacturing of Orthopedic Implants with Thermal Plasma-Sprayed Coatings to Improve the Implant Surface Biocompatibility

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The demand for orthopedic implants is increasing, driven by a rising number of young patients seeking an active lifestyle post-surgery. This has led to changes in manufacturing requirements. Joint arthroplasty operations are on the rise globally, and recovery times are being reduced by customized endoprostheses that promote better integration. Implants are primarily made from metals and ceramics such as titanium, hydroxyapatite, zirconium, and tantalum. Manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing and thermal plasma spraying, continue to evolve. These advancements enable the production of tailored porous implants with uniform surface coatings. Coatings made of biocompatible materials are crucial to prevent degradation and enhance biocompatibility, and their composition, porosity, and roughness are actively explored through biocompatibility testing. This review article focuses on the additive manufacturing of orthopedic implants and thermal plasma spraying of biocompatible coatings, discussing their challenges and benefits based on the authors’ experience with selective laser melting and microplasma spraying of metal-ceramic coatings.

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“We can't save the planet, we're too busy saving lives”: Exploring beliefs about decarbonizing the NHS

Fylan

Gayapersad

2023

The Journal of Climate Change and Health

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Environmentally sustainable orthopaedics and trauma: systems and behaviour change

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Seaweed: a sustainable solution for greening drug manufacturing in the pursuit of sustainable healthcare

Seaweed: a sustainable solution for greening drug manufacturing in the pursuit of sustainable healthcare

A Brief Review of Current Trends in the Additive Manufacturing of Orthopedic Implants with Thermal Plasma-Sprayed Coatings to Improve the Implant Surface Biocompatibility

“We can't save the planet, we're too busy saving lives”: Exploring beliefs about decarbonizing the NHS

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