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Project to Turn Ocean Plastic into Prosthetics

July 26, 2018 · The Million Waves Project launched a new initiative that hopes to both reduce ocean plastics while also tackling another problem – the lack of affordable prosthetic limbs available in the developing world.

BIOLIFE4D Prints Human Cardiac Patch

July 18, 2018 · The patch contains multiple cell types found in the human heart and also includes preliminary vascularization.

UK Researchers Can Rapidly Print Corneas

July 13, 2018 · Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a way to use stem cells to print new corneas quickly that can be custom fit to a patient's eye.

Rapid+TCT Spotlights Hot 3D Printing Sectors

March 29, 2018 · The RAPID+TCT 3D printing/additive manufacturing event takes place April 23-26 in Ft. Worth, TX.

Pushing the Limits of Nanoscale 3D Printing

February 14, 2018 · Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed techniques that promise to redefine the limits of nanoscale 3D printing.

Welsh Hospital 3D Prints Jaw Implants

November 20, 2017 · 3D printing has enabled surgeons at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in Wales to create custom structures that can help rebuild the jawlines of cancer patients.

3D Systems Launches Figure 4 AM Solutions, Targets Enterprises with Different Degrees of AM Readiness

November 9, 2017 · The initiative is aimed at shepherding the use of additive manufacturing (AM) from prototyping to mid- to high-volume production.

Stratasys Gives Eyewear a Look

October 5, 2017 · Stratasys says its new rapid prototyping system for eyewear could cut up to 15 months from the development and production cycle.

5 Ways 3D Printing Will Change Healthcare

September 14, 2017 · A new study of the potential for 3D printing in the healthcare industry predicts wide-ranging advancements and disruptions as the technology is adopted by more hospitals and manufacturers.

Researchers Print Artificial Heart

August 28, 2017 · The flexible heart was printed using a lost-wax casting technique.

Skin-Deep Bioprinting Innovation

July 19, 2017 · New method said to be around 50 times cheaper than alternative methods and requires 10 times less base material.

Successful 3D Cartilage Printing

June 19, 2017 · Researchers at Belgium’s Sahlgrenska Academy and Chalmers University of Technology have 3D bioprinted new cartilage for transplant procedures.

Skin-Deep Sensors

June 15, 2017 · University of Minnesota are developing new sensors that can be 3D printed directly on a person’s hand.

Johnson & Johnson Company Acquires 3D Printing Bone Implant Technology

May 12, 2017 · The 3D printing technologies from Tissue Regeneration Systems (TRS) will help DePuy Synthes create patient-specific, bioresorbable implants.

Materialise Summit Expounds on Next 3D Printing Frontier

May 2, 2017 · The presentations and discussions at the recent Materialise World Summit in Brussels were about the disruption of all engineering and manufacturing processes, from initial design consideration to final part or product delivery.

3DHEALS 2017 Takes the Temperature of 3D Printing in Healthcare

April 11, 2017 · if 3D printing vendors want to court the healthcare industry, they may have to do a much better job in outreach, education, training, and user interface redesign.

3DHEART: 3D Printing Surgical Planning Models for Tiny Patients

April 4, 2017 · Phoenix Children's Hospital designs 3D-printed pediatric heart models, supporting Project 3DHEART's goal to gain insurance coverage for surgical planning.

3D Printing Prosthetics Part 2: Join Up with Projects and Conferences

March 21, 2017 · Two programs addressing prosthetics: Refugee Open Ware (ROW), a hybrid social enterprise, and 3DHEALS, a community-building effort and conference, are featured.

3D Printing Prosthetics Part 1: Ways to Get Involved

March 14, 2017 · The need for truly affordable prostheses has led a number of individuals — engineers, research students, medical professionals, even parents whose children face limb challenges — to create their own affordable, functional designs.


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