3D printing for the clinic: examining contemporary polymeric biomaterials and their clinical utility
The advent of additive manufacturing offered the potential to revolutionize clinical medicine, particularly with patient-specific implants across a range of tissue types. However, to date, there are very few examples of polymers being used for additive processes in clinical settings. The state of th...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/366389 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/366389 https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01539 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Biomedical engineering Impression 3D Biomedical materials Biomaterials 3D printing Polymer scaffolds Materials Polymers Enginyeria biomèdica Impressió 3D Materials biomèdics Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomaterials |
| Sumario: | The advent of additive manufacturing offered the potential to revolutionize clinical medicine, particularly with patient-specific implants across a range of tissue types. However, to date, there are very few examples of polymers being used for additive processes in clinical settings. The state of the art with regards to 3D printable polymeric materials being exploited to produce novel clinically relevant implants is discussed here. We focus on the recent advances in the development of implantable, polymeric medical devices and tissue scaffolds without diverging extensively into bioprinting. By introducing the major 3D printing techniques along with current advancements in biomaterials, we hope to provide insight into how these fields may continue to advance while simultaneously reviewing the ongoing work in the field. |
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