Rapid 3D printing moves toward bioprinted organs
Researchers are using a 3D printing method called stereolithography and jelly-like materials known as hydrogels to speed up and improve 3D printing.
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With increased medical precision, speed of service and reduced cost, 3D printing presents a unique opportunity to transform traditional healthcare and its delivery. We give key insights on an array of topics that includes 3D printing of implants and prosthetics, anatomical modeling for surgical planning and the advances of bioprinting of tissue, vessels and organs.
A Covid-19 resistant material for 3D printing
Researchers have developed an antiviral material made from copper, silver and tungsten which can be 3D printed and kills the Covid-19 virus.
3D printing perovskites on graphene makes X-ray detectors
By using 3D aerosol jet-printing to put perovskites on graphene, scientists have made X-ray detectors with record sensitivity that can greatly improve the efficiency and reduce the cost.
A 'FRESH' way to bioprint tissues and organs
A bioprinting method enables advanced tissue fabrication by using a yield-stress support bath that holds bioinks in place until they are cured and works with a wide array of bioinks.
Dynamic 3D printing process features a light-driven twist
Engineers have developed a new method that uses light to improve 3D printing speed and precision while also, in combination with a high-precision robot arm, providing the freedom to move, rotate, or dilate each layer as the structure is being built.
3D printed oesophageal stents to revolutionize cancer treatment
World-first 3D printed oesophageal stents developed by the University of South Australia could revolutionize the delivery of chemotherapy drugs.
Device rapidly creates 3D images of skin
A portable 3D printed device produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes. It could be used to assess the severity of skin conditions.
3D-printed bioresorbable airway stent
Researchers are using 3D printing to produce a new type of bioresorbable airway stent. This could greatly simplify the future treatment of upper airway obstruction.
3D printing resins in dental devices may be toxic
Two commercially available 3D-printable resins, which are marketed as being biocompatible for use in dental applications, readily leach compounds into their surroundings.
A novel ink to 3D print bone with living cells
3D printers may one day become a permanent fixture of the operating theatre after scientists showed they could print bone-like structures containing living cells.
Are mini-microscopes and disposable robots conquering the labs of the future?
Professor Dr Peter Pott and his team turn to 3D printers to successfully realize his vision of “high end at low cost” medical devices.
3D printed smart gel changes shape
Engineers have created a 3D printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light and becomes an "artificial muscle".
3D printed morphing nozzle control fiber orientation
Researchers have developed a morphing nozzle for additive manufacturing of fiber‐filled composite materials that hold promise for “4D printing” applications.
A new combined process for 3D printing
Scientists have developed a way to integrate liquids directly into materials during the 3D printing process.
A 3D printed microscope for everyone
The open-source system from the 3D printer delivers high-resolution images like commercial microscopes at hundreds of times the price.
Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 testing
Results of the first clinical trial of 3D printed NP swabs for COVID-19 testing are being presented at the annual meeting RSNA.
3D printing strong and tough hydrogels
Skin and cartilage are both strong and flexible – properties that are hard to replicate in artificial materials. But a new fabrication process brings lifelike synthetic polymers a step closer.
Bioprinted heart provides new tool for surgeons
Surgeons will soon have a powerful new tool for planning and practice with the creation of the first full-sized 3D bioprinted model of the human heart.
Using bacteria as micro-3D printers
Researchers have used bacteria to produce intricately designed three-dimensional objects made of nanocellulose.
3D printing biomedical parts with supersonic speed
Researchers have developed a 3D printing technique that creates cellular metallic materials by smashing together powder particles at supersonic speed.
How to 3D print novel electronic devices
Scientists have cracked the conundrum of how to use inks to 3D-print advanced electronic devices with useful properties, such as an ability to convert light into electricity.
3D printed stents treat inflammation
Researchers have produced biodegradable stents with esophageal-derived bioink to directly treat radiation esophagitis.
Aerogel: the micro structural material of the future
In a research-first, scientists from Empa were able to 3D print stable well-shaped microstructures made from silica aerogels for use in biotechnology and precision engineering.
New insights into 3D printing membranes
To also address the controversies on the feasibility of 3D printing for membranes, researchers have coined a new term 'hybrid additive manufacturing' for the water treatment industry.
Medical customers adopt Stratasys 3D Printer
Stratasys Ltd. announced it has successfully sold and installed the J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer at healthcare institutions and medical service providers in major markets across the globe.
First-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm
Using 3D printing, researchers replicated an aneurysm in vitro and performed an endovascular repair procedure on the printed aneurysm.
New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing
Researchers have adapted a new class of materials for their groundbreaking volumetric 3D printing method that produces objects nearly instantly, greatly expanding the range of material properties achievable with the technique.
Low cost, patient-specific 3D printed prosthesis
A novel 3D printed non-metallic self-locking prosthetic arm for a patient with a forequarter amputation is flexible and 20% cheaper than a conventional prosthesis.
First ever biomimetic tongue surface printed
Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing.
