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Abstract Introduction Titanium-based fracture fixation devices often necessitate removal in the maxillofacial region. Resorbable composite implants negate need for a revision operation; however, concurrent either possess prolonged degradation profile or bioactivity, resulting undesirable bone deposition. To that end, novel, fast-resorbing, non-bioactive material is proposed, which still possess...