Medical & Dental

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…

The seriousness of the current health situation has led many companies to seek and develop initiatives to curb the spread of the virus as much as possible. Winsun is a perfect example of this, with the creation of small 3D…

As you might have heard, nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are needed to collect samples for COVID-19 testing. More precisely, NP swabs are flexible sticks with a bristled end that are inserted into the nose of a person before being placed in…

Ventilators are pieces of equipment that are designed to breathe for somebody that isn’t able to breathe on their own. Modern ventilators consist of a pump machine and a tube that healthcare professionals slide into the patient’s windpipe to control…

*This device has not been certified. Before you begin 3D printing this medical device, you should check with industry professionals what material to use, what measures and precautions to take, etc. Medical validation is required before using this mask.  The…

The Danish company, Particle3D, uses a proprietary technology to create 3D printed bone implants that are tailored to a patient’s body. Additionally, the implants are porous and degradable which means that they fuse to a patient’s skeleton before disappearing. Founded…

Lorenzo Spreafico, a student at the University of Leeds, has designed a 3D printed prosthetic arm with vibro-tactile feedback, allowing amputees to feel when they are touching something. This kind of device is usually very expensive, but additive manufacturing could…

Using bioprinting techniques, researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have developed a miniature lab model of the human body. This model contains miniaturized human organs such as the heart, lungs and liver, and will be used to…

Global engineering company and 3D printer manufacturer, Renishaw, has developed a drug delivery system that could change treatment of neurodegenerative, and other debilitating neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is caused by the break-down of dopamine producing neurons in…

Using 3D printing, Chilean manufacturer Copper3D has just introduced a brand new device to combat HIV transmission during breastfeeding. The invention is a 3D printed breast pump nozzle made from an antibacterial material. The young startup is the originator of…

Researchers at University College London (UCL), home of the startup FabRx, have discovered some limitations to 3D printed drugs. Using a stereolithography process to produce a polypill, they realized that certain substances – in this case amlodipine, used to prevent…

The startup FossiLabs, based in the U.S., develops FDM 3D printers capable of producing medical implants made from PEEK. These high-performance implants resemble bone-like structures and can promote bone growth in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Combining the properties of PEEK…