Medical & Dental

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…

With a population of less than ten thousand, the small town of Plymouth, Michigan is part of the Midwest region that is pioneering the application of 3D printing in medicine. This past summer, additive manufacturing company Materialise expanded its North…

The adoption of additive manufacturing within the medical sector is a headline that has become more and more common as researches and companies around the world look for innovative and efficient ways to help and heal. Among the frontrunners, South…

Today we bring you a new installment of #Working3D, the series of articles in which we give insight into the different jobs that exist in the additive manufacturing industry. Specifically, we will get to know in detail one of the…

In the medical industry, the use of 3D printed prostheses have frequently been used to enhance or fully replace parts of patients’ bodies. These 3D solutions are often instrumental in aiding the comfort or mobility of patients whose main goal…

The additive manufacturing industry has experienced strong growth in recent years and opened up new opportunities in numerous professional fields. In addition to the automotive sector or aerospace, 3D printing is finding more and more applications especially in the medical…