Woodcast
Woodcast is a sustainable wood-composite heat-moldable material to replace plastics in orthopaedics, modelling and O&P. With no need for water, gloves, use of Woodcast is clean and lean. You can re-mold Woodcast up to 25 times. Woodcast is non-toxic, non-allergenic, X-Ray transparent and fully biodegradable.
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Challenge Tackled
The challenge is paradigm shift. Our goal is to replace POP, fiber-glass and plastics with Woodcast
Target group, beneficiaries or clients
Trauma and orthopaedics, occupational therapy and rehabilitation, O&P
Solution
Biodegradable material for immobilisation and modelling.
Innovation
Wood-composite biodegradable heat-moldable & re-moldable to any shape material
Unique Selling Point
Sustainable, X-Ray transparent, non-toxic and non-allergenic, reusable and fully biodegradable
Impact
Reducing plastic waste and CO2 emissions related to recycling
Feasibility/Transferability
Replacing PoP, fiberglass and plastics in healthcare
With the NHS pledging to be net zero by 2040; the Hand therapy team at Chelsea and Westminster hospital have been focusing quality improvement projects on increasing sustainability. They have made great progress. Thermoplastic waste has been reduced by 54 % after the introduction of a new, wood-based material for splinting and casting.