3D Printing
3D printing new artificial or totally regenerated organs will be a key medical technology in living forever. Manufacturing completely personalised metal implants is already here that perfectly fit a patient's anatomy. And bioprinting new body parts, using stem cells and bioinks, that incorporate different cells and blood vessels are being developed all around the world.
3D printers can also create personalised drugs that can combine multiple active ingredients in a single pill, with a physical structure designed to release the contents at a rate ideal for each patient.
Other uses in healthcare include personalised prosthetics, manufacturing of sterile surgical tools at a reduced cost, and printing models of organs and bones to help surgeons prepare for complex surgery.
Resources
Software company that develops software for 3D product design, simulation and more.
Project Leader in Nanoscale Imaging Group/ Nanoscale Device Characterization Division at NIST
Rapid Prototyping, Rapid manufacturing, Design & Co-Design, Finishes & Services.
Biomedical company focused on research, development and production of medical devices for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Company that engineers, manufactures and sells 3D printers, 3D printing materials, 3D scanners, and offers a 3D printing service.
Regenerative and aesthetic medicine company focused on medical aesthetics and 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs.
Recent News
Bones could soon be 3D printed directly into patient's body
IEEE Spectrum - 28-Jan-2021
Ceramic ink printing synthetic bones offers future scope for handheld printers
Read more...New approach to bring 3D functional organs to reality
University of Washington - 18-Jan-2021
Hydrogels in tissue engineering with cell signaling protein combinations
Read more...A microscopic machine developed using a new technique
eeNews Europe - 25-Nov-2020
3D print mini robot will help deliver drugs to specific parts in delicate surgeries
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