Medical

The treatment of an orthopaedic bone fracture can be very complex, and usually requires a metal rod or plate to be placed in the body to stabilize the bone. Scaffolding materials encapsulated in powders or paste are then injected into…

New advances in 3D bioprinting for medical purposes appear as a group of researchers from Nagoya University, Japan has developed 3D printed parts from fish gelatin. More precisely, these parts are actually hydrogel patches implantable in cancer patients. The 3D…

At the University of Minnesota, researchers have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump. Scientists believe that this discovery could have some major implications for studying heart disease, one of the leading causes of death in the United-States, killing…

The German multinational pharmaceuticals company, Bayer, has announced that it will test new drugs on 3D printed heart tissue. Tel-Aviv University achieved a big breakthrough last year when it unveiled the world’s first 3D printed heart and vessels, and it…

At Rice University, in order to print complex 3D shapes, researchers use not polymers or metals but sugar! An ingredient that could have a particular impact on the medical sector and the understanding of our cells: indeed, with powdered sugar,…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a ground-breaking advancement in 3D printing for medical purposes – they have used motion-capture technology to 3D print directly onto expanding organs! This technology is usually used in film making to create…

The Italian medical implant manufacturer, REJOINT, announced it is using GE Additive’s Electron Beam Melting (EBM) technology to additively manufacture knee implants. The medical company aims to offer a customized medical solution to patients. Both additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence…

At the University of Colorado Denver, researchers have developed a method to create 3D printed liquid crystal elastomers with complex structures. The aim of this research is to build structures that match the physical properties of complex biological tissues, such…

In a new study from researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing, a design and model of a 3D printed cervix tissue implant with protein release function was created. This research should be beneficial to cervical cancer cases induced by human…

Personalized medicine tailors treatment to the individual characteristics of each patient. One of the technologies that enables tailor-made treatments is additive manufacturing. In the medical sector, 3D printing technologies have already been used to create custom-made prosthetics, implants and other…

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many 3D printing companies launched initiatives to curb the spread of the virus. Many have put their solutions at the service of medical staff and patients by creating 3D printed respirators, ventilators, and other medical…

3D printing technologies provide great benefits for the medical sector, in particular for personalized medicine. We have already seen this with bioprinting tissue, made from patients’ own stem cells. This innovative use of additive manufacturing has enabled several bioprinting projects…