Medical Devices and Implants
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 2512
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomechanics; hip; hand; spine; bone; gait; imaging
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: orthopaedics; tissue biomechanics; tissue engineering; additive manufacturing; 3D bioprinting; medical device design; finite element modeling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite contributions for a Special Issue of Bioengineering focused on the design, prototyping, manufacturing, and experimentation of medical devices and implants. Considering the increased demand of these devices and the resultant increased healthcare costs, the clinical deployment of these solutions results in many challenges that need to be overcome. The regulatory compliance, absence of standardized testing procedures, manufacturability, and efficacy of these devices are examples of issues that need to be addressed to launch or maintain a product on the market with satisfactory clinical results. Embedded Artificial Intelligence in diagnostic tools, big-data-driven design processes, wireless communications for real-time monitoring, and finite element modeling for verification and validation are all examples of novel but now well-established technologies that have positively impacted product development. Further, the widespread use of additive manufacturing has boosted patient-specific design and implant development. More recently, bioprinting has been used in medicine to help to study or recreate almost every tissue, cartilage, and organ in the body. The translational role of these solutions is often overlooked, and not much space is given in clinical journals. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect studies performed on medical devices and implants strictly related to their development, prototyping, evaluation of efficacy, and safety. Discussion and critical analysis of existing testing methods and standards is welcome, as are original studies on new concepts. We look forward to receiving your groundbreaking contributions.
Dr. Giovanni Francesco Solitro
Dr. Christina Salas
Dr. Francesco Travascio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- implant
- medical devices
- prototyping
- 3D printing
- scaffolds
- tissue engineering
- additive manufacturing
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