Today in our 3D printing news digest Sliced – how to improve 3D printers with AI, additive manufacturing for F1 success, and the DNA printers potentially coming soon to lab near you. Time lapse of a new ceramic 3D printer from WASP. Clip via WASP Team on YouTube DNA printing and those all-important bile ducts… A new […]
San Francisco biotechnology company Prellis Biologics, has reported record speeds in tissue 3D printing using its holographic technology. According to Dr. Melanie Matheu, co-founder and CEO of the company, “A major goal in tissue engineering is to create viable human organs, but nobody could print tissue with the speed and resolution needed to form viable capillaries,” […]
From the landmark case of the conjoined McDonald Twins, to 3D printing over 600,000 medical devices to date, 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) has launched its On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service. A service for medical professionals, On Demand Anatomical Modeling makes custom 3D printed models to be used in surgical planning and patient education. “For more than 25 years, […]
Following the launch of its FDA-approved 3D printable DENTCA resins earlier this year, digital 3D manufacturing company Carbon has announced a partnership with National Dentex Labs (NDX), ramping up the competition in the rapidly grown dental market. By revenue, NDX is ranked as the largest network of dental labs in the U.S., with facilities in over […]
Just weeks after Newcastle University researchers made headlines for their world-first 3D printed corneas, it appears a team at Washington State University (WSU) has also been keeping its eye on 3D printing’s potential in making medical treatments for the visually impaired. After receiving an 18 month exploratory research grant, WSU researchers have created a kind of 3D printed […]
Just weeks after Newcastle University researchers made headlines for their world-first 3D printed corneas, it appears a team at Washington State University (WSU) has also been keeping its eye on 3D printing’s potential in making medical treatments for the visually impaired. After receiving an 18 month exploratory research grant, WSU researchers have created a kind of 3D printed […]
Additive manufacturing continues to aid in the production of medical-grade implants. From 3D printed cages built to support the spine to the development of biocompatible facial implants, 3D printed implants have displayed its functionalities over traditional medical procedures. Taking a step further to improve spinal treatments, Centinel Spine, a Pennsylvania-based spinal device development company, has […]
For the first time in around 30 years, radioactive isotope molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) has been produced in the United Sates – 3D printed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Vital to the production of the most commonly used radio-imaging isotope in modern medicine, the 3D printed Mo-99 presents an important step towards commercial production of the material […]
Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP has launched a Digital Orthopedic Laboratory giving patients access to custom 3D printed medical support devices. Launched under the WASPMed division, the Digital Orthopedic Laboratory combines the company’s mechanical and technical expertise with the work of experienced physicians Dr. Lelio Leoncini, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and neurosurgeon Villiam Dallolio. […]
Sutrue, a UK-based medical technology company, has debuted its new 3D printed automated suturing devices at The Design Museum, London. 3D Printing Industry attended the launch to learn more about how additive manufacturing is shaping the future of medicine. Medical stitching (suturing) has been done by hand for over 5000 years, causing numerous needlestick injuries […]
