Additive Manufacturing and Its Biomedical Application
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 5461
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; biomedical engineering; rapid prototyping; rapid manufacturing; mass customization; fused filament fabrication; virtual and augmented reality
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Dear Colleagues,
The first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented increase in interest in the medical engineering use of additive manufacturing technology, popularly known as 3D printing. The situation related to the unexpected shortage of personal protective equipment and replacement parts for medical machines showed how flexible additive manufacturing techniques are and how quickly engineers can react to emerging needs. With different 3D printing methods, both single, fully customized prototypes and small/medium batches of a wide variety of fully functional products can be produced and delivered in a relatively short timeframe. Nevertheless, many aspects of designing and additive manufacturing for medical purposes are still unknown or not well-researched.
The increase in general awareness of the potential of additive manufacturing creates opportunities for close cooperation between technical and medical universities. This Special Issue is a suitable place to present the current needs and possibilities regarding future improvements or new solutions for emerging problems at the junction of mechanical engineering, materials science and medicine.
The subject of the Special Issue focuses primarily on, but is not exclusive to, the following topics:
- 3D-printed surgery supplies
- 3D-printed medical machine devices or components
- 3D-printed tissues and organs
- 3D-printed implants
- 3D-printed orthopedic and prosthetic supplies
- 3D-printed aids in psychological-trauma treatment
- 3D-printed teaching models and equipment
- biomaterials properties and processing in additive manufacturing
- biocompatible materials
- bacteriological safety and sterilization of 3D-printed parts
- collecting and processing of medical data for engineering designing
- designing of anatomically shaped customized objects
- numerical simulations and artificial intelligence in the design of additively manufactured medical devices
- quality control of 3D-printed medical devices
Dr. Radosław Wichniarek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- medical devices
- surgery supplies
- biocompatibility
- anatomically shaped objects
- tissues
- organs
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
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