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The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art
Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2019
Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a number of manufacturing technologies that generate a physical model from digital information. Medical 3D printing was once an ambitious pipe dream. However, time and investment made it real. Nowadays, the 3D printing technology represents a big opportunity to help pharmaceutical and medical companies to create more specific drugs, enabling a rapid production of medical implants, and changing the way that doctors and surgeons plan procedures. Patient-specific 3D-printed anatomical models are becoming increasingly useful tools in today’s practice of precision medicine and for personalized treatments. In the future, 3D-printed implantable organs will probably be available, reducing the waiting lists and increasing the number of lives saved. Additive manufacturing for healthcare is still very much a work in progress, but it is already applied in many different ways in medical field that, already reeling under immense pressure with regards to o...
Medical 3D printing – the future is here
2019
Introduction: Continuous advances in polymer development and thriving 3D printing methods enable us to reproduce components with exceptional print precision and ensure material biocompatibility under sterile conditions. All this comes down to the fact that the resulting prints better fulfill their roles in the world of medicine and enable patients to recover faster. This precision translates into the main advantage of 3D printing, i.e. personalisation of models with perfectly reproduced structures of a given patient based on CT or MRI tests. At the same time, these prints can be used for didactic purposes by medical students from the very beginning of their professional career, which in the future will make it much easier to perform difficult and complicated operations. Aim of the study: Presentation of the application and positive aspects of 3D printing in medicine. 939 Summary: 3D printing is a permanent feature on the pages of modern medicine. Thanks to it we get to know the personalized morphology of given structures, we more accurately prepare ourselves for the procedure and more often prevent probable complications, and our medical staff receives another dose of knowledge, which they translate into the profession. Conclusions: Training on perfectly reproduced copies printed in 3D can certainly attest to the high qualifications of specialist doctors. The use of widely understood 3D printing technique in medicine is slowly becoming commonplace.
Three--Dimensional Printing in Medicine Promise and Challenge
Science Insights, 2016
Three--dimensional (3D) printing is a producing technique by which objects are created by depositing materials such as powders, plastic, liquids, metal, ceramics or even living cells in layers to provide a 3D object. Medical applications for 3D printing are increasing quickly and are expected to revolutionize health care. The current medical applications of 3D printing can be categorized into a number of categories: creating implants, tissue and organ fabrication; prosthetics, and pharmaceutical research concerning drug discovery and anatomical models. The usage of 3D printing in medicine industry will offer several benefits, such as: the personalization and customization of medical product, drugs, and equipment; cost--effectiveness; and enhanced productivity. But, it should be cautioned that despite recent important and exciting medical advances of 3D printing, notable scientific and regulatory challenges stay and the most transformative applica--tions for this technology, like organ printing, can take time to evolve.■
Medical Applications of 3D Printing
2018
Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is an entirely novel method of manufacture with its applications only limited by the imagination. The mainstay of 3DP utilisation practically to date has been in the field of engineering, largely for the purpose of generating model prototypes. However, the potential of 3DP has increasingly been recognised in areas of commercial manufacture in medicine due to its capacity to produce materials and devices that can equal, if not surpass, the benefits of traditional consumer goods. The opportunities for future uses are innumerable ranging from tissue engineering, the on-demand fabrication of medical devices and advanced applications in other fields with the same pressing need for medical personalisation. The 3D printing arena is ultimately exciting and endless in opportunities with the FDA encouraging the development of science and risk based approaches. This chapter will discuss the existing and future medical applications of 3DP and its potential to re...
Applications of 3D printing in healthcare
Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
3D printing is a relatively new, rapidly expanding method of manufacturing that found numerous applications in healthcare, automotive, aerospace and defense industries and in many other areas. In this review, applications in medicine that are revolutionizing the way surgeries are carried out, disrupting prosthesis and implant markets as well as dentistry will be presented. The relatively new field of bioprinting, that is printing with cells, will also be briefly discussed.
3D Digital Printing in Healthcare: Technologies, Applications and Health Issues
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
3D Printing has a wide range of technologies and applications used in healthcare. In this work, a thorough literature review, concerning the last decade, was conducted in major bibliographic databases. The aim is to report the main applications and materials used in healthcare. In addition, this work tries to identify possible health issues due to particles emissions made by the 3D printing materials.
3D printing technology; methods, biomedical applications, future opportunities and trends
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2021
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3D Printing for medical devices: Mini review and bibliometric study
E3S Web of Conferences
The technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing is transforming modern living. 3D printing has been a technical breakthrough because it can swiftly and precisely construct intricate and customized medical items. The study examines the pros and cons of technology as well as the possibilities of 3D printers for medical applications. The study includes bibliometric analysis based on previously published studies as well as a thorough examination of the literature. The paper examines both the benefits and drawbacks of 3D printing as it relates to medical devices. The numerous techniques and applications that can be applied, including stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, and digital light processing, are covered in the article. The outcomes of the systematic literature review demonstrate the possibilities for 3D-printed medical equipment in the fields of surgery, personal gadgets, and eco-friendly based materials. However, because of the delicate nature and intricacy of the mat...
Applications of 3d Printing in Medicine
The term 3D printing is used to describe a manufacturing approach that builds objects one layer at a time, adding multiple layers to form an object. This process is more correctly described as additive manufacturing, and is also referred to as rapid prototyping or Solid free form technology This technology is basically an application of Radiology in which the normal 3dimensional objects are viewed in a 2dimensional system,With the advent of this technology the 3dimensional objects are converted into 3dimensional images which are later on printed accordingly with accurate precision. 3D printer definition: It is a machine that makes a 3D solid object based on the input drawings, as a 2D printer prints a letter or picture. It is the same principle used in a 2D printer in which 2D image (letter or picture) is formed by spraying ink onto paper if a digitized file is sent. In a 2D printer, it moves forward and backward (x-axis) and left and right (y-axis). However, in a 3D printer, up and down (z-axis) movement is added here, and a solid object is made on the basis of the input 3D drawing. The Key Applications include 1. Dentistry 2. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 3. Engineered Tissue Models 4. Medical Devices 5. Anatomical Models 6. Drug formulations 7. Anthropology 8. Forensics I. Dentistry Digital dentistry is one of the rapidly expanding segments of the Additive manufacturing technologies. Digital dentistry has been around for over 50 years since CAD/ CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacture) technology was introduced in the 1970s to replace traditional manual operations. CAD/CAM in dentistry is often associated with subtractive manufacturing, which involves 3D scanning, designing and milling from solid blocks of ceramic. Despite its popularity, subtractive manufacturing does not completely replace the traditional manual methods as it lacks resolution and accuracy. In contrast, 3D printing can create sophisticated components in mass production, which makes it an attractive technique for dentistry. Over the past 5 years, 3D printing technology has changed dentistry dramatically due to the progress in intraoral scanning technology, accessibility of 3D printers and the development of printable biomaterials. It is now possible to create restorations, physical. Today, AM techniques in dentistry are moving primarily into two directions: 1. photopolymerisation 2. powder-based printing
3D Printing in Medicine
Medical three-dimensional (3D) printing has expanded dramatically over the past three decades with growth in both facility adoption and the variety of medical applications. Consideration for each step required to create accurate 3D printed models from medical imaging data impacts patient care and management. In this paper, a writing group representing the Radiological Society of North America Special Interest Group on 3D Printing (SIG) provides recommendations that have been vetted and voted on by the SIG active membership. This body of work includes appropriate clinical use of anatomic models 3D printed for diagnostic use in the care of patients with specific medical conditions. The recommendations provide guidance for approaches and tools in medical 3D printing, from image acquisition, segmentation of the desired anatomy intended for 3D printing, creation of a 3D-printable model, and post-processing of 3D printed anatomic models for patient care.