3D Printing in Medicine: in recent years 3D printing in medicine took a massive leap. Check out our analysis of where this exciting field stands today! Dr. Bertalan Mesko, PhD 13 min | 7 November 2023 Key Takeaways 3D printing in healthcare shows enormous promise for revolutionizing medical equipment production, drug creation, and personalized medical...
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Entering an ERA of 3D printing even for DNAs and proteins
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH) IMAGE: 3D PRINTING OF BIOPOLYMERS (NUCLEIC ACIDS, POLYSACCHARIDES, PROTEINS) WITH NANOSCALE RESOLUTION CREDIT: POSTECH Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a useful technique that has been widely utilized in our lives, ranging from reconstructive plastic surgery to artificial organ production. However, many biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins,...
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3D printing of blood plasma may speed up wound healing
RCSI Tuesday, 30 November, 2021: New research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences suggests that effective wound healing may be aided by replicating a crucial component of our blood. The finding, published today in Advanced Functional Materials, was led by researchers at the Tissue Engineering Research Group (TERG) and SFI AMBER Centre based at RCSI’s Department of...
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3D printing lays the foundation for a new range of diagnostic tests
KU LEUVEN IMAGE: USING A 3D PRINTER, THE RESEARCHERS FABRICATED A 3D VERSION OF A LATERAL FLOW TEST. THE BASIS IS A SMALL BLOCK OF POROUS POLYMER, IN WHICH ‘INKS’ WITH SPECIFIC PROPERTIES ARE PRINTED AT PRECISE LOCATIONS. CREDIT: © AMELOOT GROUP Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have developed a 3D printing technique that extends the...
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Personalised medications possible with 3D printing
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Customised medicines could one day be manufactured to patients’ individual needs, with University of East Anglia (UEA) researchers investigating technology to 3D ‘print’ pills. The team, including Dr Andy Gleadall and Prof Richard Bibb at Loughborough University, identified a new additive manufacturing method to allow the 3D printing of medicine in highly porous...