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The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art
Joint Authors
Aimar, Anna
Palermo, Augusto
Innocenti, Bernardo
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 optimal performance and reduced costs, will stand to gain unprecedented benefits from this good-as-gold technology.
The goal of this analysis is to demonstrate by a deep research of the 3D-printing applications in medical field the usefulness and drawbacks and how powerful technology it is.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aimar, Anna& Palermo, Augusto& Innocenti, Bernardo. 2019. The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aimar, Anna…[et al.]. The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aimar, Anna& Palermo, Augusto& Innocenti, Bernardo. The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175251
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175251