Join the club for FREE to access the whole archive and other member benefits.

New 3D printing method for silicon medical implants

15-May-2017

Key points from article :

Stronger, quicker, less expensive, more flexible, and more comfortable than the implants currently available.

Devices are used as ports for draining bodily fluids, implantable bands, balloons, soft catheters, slings and meshes.

Currently mass produced using molding processes.

Could enable new therapeutic devices.

The study was published in the Science Advances journal.

Mentioned in this article:

Click on resource name for more details.

Christopher O'Bryan

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Pennsylvania.

Science Advances

Journal that publishes original research and reviews in all disciplines of science

Thomas E. Angelini

Assistant Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at University of Florida.

University of Florida (UF)

Public land grant university in Gainesville, Florida.

Topics mentioned on this page:
3D Printing (Healthcare)