Medical & Dental

The research and development of robotics is growing in line with its respective areas of application and requirements. In particular, soft robotics is on the rise as robots made of soft materials enable elastic deformations and minimize hazards that often…

Within the realm of medical 3D printing, the possibilities opened up with technologies such as 3D bioprinting have been steadily emerging from theory into practice. Some of the most recent work being done around the world includes the ability to…

While the additive manufacturing event has been in full swing in Frankfurt since Tuesday, we wanted to focus on one of the market verticals that has been a major user of 3D technologies for several years now: medical. If several…

Amidst the daily brutality of life in wartime, one is often forced to look for the silver linings to make a dismal situation a bit brighter. But it is from such tales of bravery and courage in the face of…

The use of additive manufacturing for the production of medical devices has increased rapidly in recent years. While the global market for 3D printing in healthcare reached a volume of $2 billion in 2021, it will double by 2026 to…

When will we be able to print usable organs? That is probably the question most often asked in connection with 3D bioprinting. And we have regularly reported on groundbreaking progress in this direction. For example, there are exciting projects to…

Metal and ceramic additive manufacturing (AM) has grown exponentially in recent years. According to one report from USD Analytics, the global metal AM market size is worth an estimated $4.9B in 2023 and expected to grow at a rate of…

Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Columbo…3D printing? In a story that seems pulled straight from the latest detective novel, additive manufacturing has been used as a way to get a conviction for a murder in the United Kingdom.  A 3D printed…

Radiation therapy is a process that some people undergo to cure or relieve symptoms caused by cancer. In the past, radiation therapy significantly damaged parts of the body by focusing radiation exposure on the targeted area of the cancer. Today…

Head trauma is a dangerous and unfortunately common accident of life, with an estimated 70 million people worldwide suffering from some form of traumatic brain injury each year. These can often be debilitating or terminal injuries, which have previously been…

Bones have a high degree of self-healing capacity. It is for that reason that with bone fractures, which may come about after a skiing accident, bicycle fall or mishap, the bones are usually able to grow back together themselves. Although…

The world of 3D printing continues to serve as a means of advancement in the medical and scientific worlds. This time, it’s in the field of neuroscience that the technology has taken a giant step forward. Researchers at Melbourne’s Monash…