Orthopedic surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center have performed hip and knee replacements using MP1 – a material developed in Israel for NASA’s space program. MP1 was originally developed by Aliza Buchman for the Israel start-up M.M.A Tech.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-space-age-material-used-in-pioneering-hip-knee-replacement/