Medical & Dental

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…

When it comes to innovation in outer space, additive manufacturing is on the front lines as we continue to push boundaries while exploring the final frontier. Indeed, the flexibility and ability to produce locally are two of the main reasons…

Though often thought of as a relatively new technology, especially as compared to traditional methods, additive manufacturing has been around for quite some time now. The technologies have evolved far beyond the first iterations in the 80s to the constantly…