The joint research of BASF Care Creations® and CTIBiotech is about to reach a new milestone. The cooperation partners announce the development of the first 3D bioprinted skin models including immune macrophages. The reconstructed...
Scientists have experimented with growing organs in labs for years, but we’re still years away from the technology being ready. Lab-grown organs are often too small for human use and lack an efficient mechanism...
Imprint Medical is a project development and design bureau based in Oullins, France, that specializes in the orthopedics market. With vast experience in the orthopedics market, the team at Imprint Medical helps surgeons, manufacturers...
NuVasive saw an opportunity with additive manufacturing (AM) back in 2015. The orthopedic device company recognized that the unique capability of AM to produce complex and optimized shapes could open new avenues in its...
Orthopedic design teams are under increasing pressure to deliver complex, high-quality products into the marketplace, as quickly as possible. National and international regulatory changes (such as the impending EU Medical Device Regulation) add to...
With the intent to proof and test his concept for creating a permanent weight-bearing prosthetic socket using Multi Jet Fusion Technology, Michael Nunnery, a nationally board-certified prosthetist/orthotist and local innovator in prosthetics devices, chose...
As additive manufacturing technologies continue to advance so do their applications and accessibility. While rapid prototyping and tooling have been at the forefront of 3D printing, the endgame has always been to be able...
8Ortho Baltic, a manufacturer of patient-specific medical implants recently invested in additive manufacturing and CT inspection technology. It is vital for such components to be of outstanding quality, therefore an assured quality control system...
Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing. However, these devices are typically designed...
Engineered tissues and organs have been grown with various degrees of success in labs for many years. Many of them have used a scaffolding approach where cells are seeded onto biodegradable supportive structures that...
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