Engineering Archives - 3D Medical Printing Series

06/03/202207/03/2022

3D printable optimized design for orthotic and prosthetic medical devices

Nowadays, the emergence of additive manufacturing made the high-quality manufacturing of structures with complex geometries feasible. In the field of Biomedical engineering, 3D printing techniques can be used to fabricate prosthetic and orthotic medical devices with high product quality, fast production speed, and minimized specialized manual labor.

01/03/202201/03/2022

Design and evaluation of 3D printed instruments for eye surgery

Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques continue to evolve pushing the boundaries of what is possible to print. For example, a strong benefit of 3D printing is that complex shapes can be printed in advanced, integrated 3D layouts without the need for assembly. However, one of the main drawbacks of 3D printing is the limited manufacturing accuracy, making it difficult to create tight tolerances in miniature high precision applications.

23/02/202223/02/2022

Phenotypically relevant generation of liver models through bioprinting

Liver tissue is generally divided into lobes, lobules, hepatocytes, and sinusoids. These structures are characterized by having a highly complex micrometric vascular network, where the whole tissue have a few millimeters in its thickness and several centimeters on its length.

26/01/202226/01/2022

The Clinician Engineer Hub is partner of the 3D Medical Printing Series

The Clinician Engineer Hub was launched in 2019 in collaboration between clinicians and engineers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Imperial College London and King’s College London.
This international hub brings together the clinical and biomedical engineering fields and provides talented medical students and clinicians exposure to the world of biomedical engineering, the challenges doctors face in diagnosing and treating patients and how to potentially solve these issues with cutting edge engineering solutions.

19/03/2015

Tissue Engineering and Dental Implants Set to Boost 3D Printing in Healthcare to a $1.2 Billion Market by 2020

3D printing (3DP) or additive manufacturing (AM) is used to convert a 3D model into a three dimensional object and the material used for this purpose is called 3DP material. 3D printing has begun to flourish in various application areas in healthcare such as dental, medical, implants, drug manufacturing and so on. Continue reading “Tissue Engineering and Dental Implants Set to Boost 3D Printing in Healthcare to a $1.2 Billion Market by 2020”

16/03/2015

Engineering a Better Heart (INFOGRAPHIC)

While it’s difficult for me to criticize something as complex and impressive as the human heart, it’s clear that to help manage cardiovascular disease, it could use some assistance. Since it can’t repair itself like some other body parts, trauma to the heart results in tissue death, which can eventually lead to heart failure. Continue reading “Engineering a Better Heart (INFOGRAPHIC)”

20/02/2015

Bio-Engineering can Leverage AM with the 3D-Bioplotter

Most engineers consider additive manufacturing to be a technology for building plastic, ceramic and metal parts. However, bio-engineers have are exploring the promise of 3D printing. Now major AM manufacturers are looking to make machines to support that market. Continue reading “Bio-Engineering can Leverage AM with the 3D-Bioplotter”

12/02/2015

3-D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing. Scientists created a bone-shaped plastic tab that turns purple under stretching, offering an easy way to record the force on an object. Continue reading “3-D printing with custom molecules creates low-cost mechanical sensor”

09/02/2015

UTEP researchers breaking boundaries with 3-D Cell Printer

The biomedical department at the University of Texas-El Paso has been working on 3-D printed breast implants, and the possibilities of this development could be limitless. Within the halls of UTEP, a high-tech printer is working. “We have 3-D printers, that can print various precise shapes,”… Continue reading “UTEP researchers breaking boundaries with 3-D Cell Printer”

02/02/2015

Optics11 at the 3D Bioprinting Conference, introducing the Piuma Nanoindenter

At the 3D Bioprinting conference in Maastricht, Optics11 presented their new and revolutionary nanoindentation instrument for (bio)material and tissue characterization. Applications specialist Ernst Breel narrates about this new measurement instrument, the Piuma Nanoindenter. Continue reading “Optics11 at the 3D Bioprinting Conference, introducing the Piuma Nanoindenter”