3D Printing in Medicine

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3D Printing Casts, Braces & Orthotics

From knee braces to wrist supports, here's how to custom-fit 3D printed braces for yourself or orthotics for your patients with accessible and affordable digital manufacturing technologies.

by Carolyn Schwaar
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What Is 3D Bioprinting? – Simply Explained

Interest and biomedical demand for 3D bioprinting continue to increase. Learn all about 3D printing in medicine.

by Lucas Carolo
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3D Printed Prosthetic Limb: 12 Promising Projects

3D printing creates possibilities for more accessible prostheses. Check out these noteworthy 3D printed prosthetic limb projects.

by Raphael Bertasius
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The Most Common 3D Printed Prosthetics

Thanks to 3D printed prosthetics, many lives are changing for the better. Read on to learn about the most promising projects!

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3D Printed Orthotics: Most Promising Projects

3D printing is revolutionizing the orthotics industry. See how 3D printed orthotics are reducing costs and speeding up customization!

by Lucas Carolo
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3D Printed Organs / Body Parts: Most Promising Projects

3D bioprinting has come a long way over the last decade. Find out the latest developments in 3D printed organs and body parts.

by Lucas Carolo
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3D Printed Hydroponics to Grow Vegetables (or Marijuana)

Living in a big city, with concrete on all sides? Cultivate a bit of green on your windowsill with our guide to 3D printed hydroponics.

by Lav Radis
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3D Printed Bones: The Most Jaw-Dropping Projects

3D printed bones are no longer a thing of the future; they're very real! Read on to learn about 3D printed bone projects in medicine today.

by Lucas Carolo
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Gartner’s 3D Printing Hype Curve: The Best is Yet to Come

Again, Gartner has analyzed the 3D printing market. Their conclusion: 3D Printing has a bright future - but some sections will have to wait.

by Victor Anusci
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3D Printing in Orthopedics: Better Knee, Hip & Spine Implants

3D printing is becoming a preferred manufacturing method for load-bearing orthopedic implants. Find out why your next implant is likely to be 3D printed.

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Woman’s Skull Rebuilt with a Titanium 3D Printed Plate

Model and artist from Essex suffered from a seizure last year resulting in severe head injuries and the need for a titanium 3D printed plate.

by Hanna Watkin
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New BioLogic Film Responds to Humidity

MIT's Tangible Media Group wants to make the world's materials "bio." Now, they've created bioLogic: a film that can respond to humidity.

by Hannah Augur
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Israeli Researchers 3D Print Tiny Heart with Blood Vessels and Chambers

Researchers from Tel Aviv University used a patient's cells to 3D print a heart with blood vessels, ventricles and chambers that is the size of a rabbit's heart. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Student 3D Bioprints Cancer Cells to Improve Treatments

A Waikato University masters student is using 3D bioprinting to grow life-size tumor cells in 3D which may help improve treatments. Eventually, it may be possible to take cells from a patient, grow a tumor and see which treatments work best on it in a laboratory.

by Hanna Watkin
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Sheffield Engineer Creates Innovative 3D Printed Prostate Model

An innovative 3D printed prostate gland, created by a Sheffield engineer, will be used to help doctors treat their patients more easily.

by Hanna Watkin
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3D Printed Newborn Baby Manikin Improves Resuscitation Training

A researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology created a lifelike 3D printed baby manikin using MRI scans to improve resuscitation training for medics.

by Hanna Watkin
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5 Greatest 3D Printing Applications

There are countless 3D printing applications in manufacturing, technology, and society. From education to medicine, here are a few ways 3D printing impacts our world today!

by Tian Ooi
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3D Printed Surgical Needle Inspired by Honey Bee Stingers

Engineers at Temple University in Philadelphia take inspiration from the insect kingdom for their 3D printed surgical needle design; the stinger of the humble honeybee.

by Bulent Yusuf
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Researchers Use $10 Microchip to Turn Ultrasound Machine into 3D Scanner

Using an ultrasound machine and an inexpensive microchip, researchers are able to create 3D images and hopefully enhance medical care. 

by Hanna Watkin
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Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center Opens at University of Miami

The University of Miami's College of Engineering cuts the ribbon on the new 5,850-square-foot Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center.

by Tyler Koslow
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