Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn Schwaar is a tech journalist and editor at All3DP Magazine. This article is more than 3 years old. 3D-printed skull ...
Ultra high-frequency sound transmits energy through flesh and other materials that block light or heat used in conventional 3D printing. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...
In order to keep surgeries minimally invasive, it would be great if implants could be injected into the body in liquid form, then solidified once in place. Well, a new ultrasound-based 3D printing ...
Researchers have developed a synthetic 'hyperelastic bone' that can be customized using a 3D-printer and implanted in the body to mend damaged bones. The flexible bone-grafting material not only ...
Medical implants are an ideal field for 3D printing, requiring the rapid manufacture of highly intricate and customizable products. Research in additive manufacturing continues to improve the quality ...
About a month after obtaining clearance from the FDA for their Tritanium PL Posterior Lumbar Cage, Stryker launched the 3D printed fusion device at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons ...
Researchers have invented a new solvent-free polymer for digital light printing (DLP), a type of 3D printing that essentially pulls solid objects out of a shallow pool of resin one layer at a time.
It's also possible to make the implants out of ceramics, via a slip casting process. In either case, it is estimated that patients could be fitted with the custom joints up to 60% faster than is ...
Bioprinting new organs and tissues could make transplants available and affordable for all, but is still decades away. In the meantime, scientists have re-purposed the technology to 3D print ...
Become partially android for a couple of years while your body heals itself. It may sound far-fetched, but for patients needing reconstructive surgery, this could soon be the pitch from Danish startup ...
A ROBOTIC LAWNMOWER keeping the grass neat and tidy outside a modern industrial building in Carrigtwohill, near Cork in Ireland, is a good indication that something whizzy may be going on inside. And ...