Key points from article :
Drugs affect everyone differently.
Dosages can be customized to suit people with different metabolic rates.
regenHU bioprinter created three different geometries – solid, ring, mesh.
Tablet surface area influenced the speed of the drug release.
Mesh tablets released 70% of drug within 15 minutes, only 12% for solid tablets.
High extrusion temperature of FDM 3D printing requires heat-stable active ingredients.
The study was published in AAPS PharmSciTech journal.