3D Printed Insoles with Integrated Sensors Enhance Athlete Performance
Researchers from ETH Zurich, Empa, and EPFL have developed innovative 3D printed insoles with integrated pressure sensors that can measure foot sole pressure... read more »
Medical
World-first Surgery to Help Man Regenerate Jaw Thanks to 3D Printing
A surgeon has performed a world-first surgical technique using a groundbreaking biodegradable 3D implant to help a man regenerate half of his jaw... read more »
3D Systems Launches Cloud-based Surgical Planning Portal
3D Systems has announced the launch of VSP Connect, a cloud-based surgical planning portal designed to streamline preoperative planning and facilitate better patient... read more »
Evonik and BellaSeno Team Up to Revolutionize Bone Regeneration
Evonik and BellaSeno, two leading innovators in the medical device industry, are partnering to commercialize innovative 3D-printed scaffolds for bone regeneration using Evonik’s... read more »
FDA Approves PEEK Implant
It’s a good week for printed cervical spinal implants it seems, because this is our second story this week about the US Food... read more »
3D Printed Titanium Cervical Implant Gets FDA Clearance
FloSpine, a spinal implant medical device company based in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food... read more »
MIT Prints Soft Robotic Heart that Mimics Real Heart
Engineers at MIT have developed a procedure to 3D print soft and flexible, patient-specific replicas of the heart and aorta. By mimicking the... read more »
Chinese Hospital Uses 3D Printing as Guide for Bone Replacement Surgery
Kienböck disease is a condition that causes chronic wrist pain, leading to weakness in grasping and loss of hand function. The disease is... read more »
Engineers Use iPhone for Custom 3D Printed Prosthetics
LIMBER Prosthetics & Orthotics, a California-based startup company, aims to address the problem of lack of proper prosthetics for amputees by using 3D... read more »
Engineers Use Micro-SLA to 3D Print Medical Probe Tips
A team of engineers from RNDR Medical, Louisville, Kentucky has developed a cutting-edge single-use endourologic scope designed for the direct visualization and navigation... read more »
Researchers Using 4D Printing to Improve Ligament Surgery
A Ph.D. candidate at Florida Tech is researching ways to improve ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction surgery outcomes with 4D printing. Researcher Nashaita... read more »
First 3D Printed Pediatric Medicine Trials to begin in Europe
A hospital in Spain is launching a study to test the efficacy, tolerability, and acceptance of a drug produced for children using a... read more »
AI + AM Used to Make Custom Finger Joint Implants
Joint conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, or those resulting from injuries can cause physical misery and even ruin the careers of professionals requiring... read more »
3D Printed Breast Cancer Tumor Model Demonstrates Tumor Reduction
A team of researchers from Penn State University have recently published a paper in the Advanced Functional Materials and Biofabrication journals, detailing their... read more »
Using AI and AM for Organoid Production
Living organs for medical experimentation are pretty hard to come by, on account of human beings actually using them on a day to... read more »
Researchers Print Nanoscale Brain Electrodes
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have revealed a printed device that could one day help sufferers of various neurological problems such as epilepsy... read more »
AM Device to Help People with Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that causes the body to attack healthy tissue. According to WebMD, lupus affects women way... read more »
Rabbit Gets Printed Cornea
Researchers from Hyderabad in India have successfully transplanted a 3D printed cornea onto a rabbit, which will pave the way for transplants onto... read more »
UAE Researchers Print Color Blindness Glasses
Researchers from Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi have successfully printed glasses for aiding people living with color blindness. Using photopolymer resins, they printed... read more »
AM Prototyping used to Develop Shoe for Diabetics
Diabetes can cause nerve damage and poor circulation in the feet, which can lead to foot ulcers, blisters, pain, and foot infections. In... read more »
