Polymer 3D printing review: Materials, process, and design strategies for medical applications

AME Arefin, NR Khatri, N Kulkarni, PF Egan - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polymer 3D printing is an emerging technology with recent research translating towards
increased use in industry, particularly in medical fields. Polymer printing is advantageous …

Trends in 3D printing processes for biomedical field: opportunities and challenges

A Ghilan, AP Chiriac, LE Nita, AG Rusu… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2020 - Springer
Additive manufacturing (AM) is considered the latest technology that creates breakthrough
innovations and addresses complex medical problems. This is clearly demonstrated by the …

4D printing: Pragmatic progression in biofabrication

J Sonatkar, B Kandasubramanian, SO Ismail - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Progress in three-dimensional (3D) printing of shape memory polymers (SMPs) has
produced dynamic and 3D-printed assemblies that can be shaped fast and modified for …

3D printing with polymers: Challenges among expanding options and opportunities

JW Stansbury, MJ Idacavage - Dental materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Additive manufacturing, which is more colloquially referred to as 3D printing, is
quickly approaching mainstream adoption as a highly flexible processing technique that can …

4D printing: materials, technologies, and future applications in the biomedical field

A Bajpai, A Baigent, S Raghav, CÓ Brádaigh… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
4D printing can be defined as the fabrication of structures using smart materials that allow
the final object to change its shape, properties, or function in response to an external …

[HTML][HTML] The role of three-dimensional printing in healthcare and medicine

SK Eshkalak, ER Ghomi, Y Dai, D Choudhury… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Different three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques are being increasingly used to
produce medical apparatus due to their ability to print intended designs with high …

Designing biomaterials for 3D printing

M Guvendiren, J Molde, RMD Soares… - … biomaterials science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is becoming an increasingly common technique to fabricate
scaffolds and devices for tissue engineering applications. This is due to the potential of 3D …

Promising new horizons in medicine: Medical advancements with nanocomposite manufacturing via 3D printing

N Li, SB Khan, S Chen, W Aiyiti, J Zhou, B Lu - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional printing technology has fundamentally revolutionized the product
development processes in several industries. Three-dimensional printing enables the …

Recent advances in 3D printing of polymers for application in prosthodontics

M Dimitrova, A Vlahova, Y Kalachev, S Zlatev… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contemporary mass media frequently depict 3D printing as a technology with widespread
utilization in the creation of dental prosthetics. This paper endeavors to provide an evidence …

Review of polymeric materials in 4D printing biomedical applications

MY Shie, YF Shen, SD Astuti, AKX Lee, SH Lin… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The purpose of 4D printing is to embed a product design into a deformable smart material
using a traditional 3D printer. The 3D printed object can be assembled or transformed into …