3D Printing of Bioactive Medical Device
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 42139
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Interests: cancer biomaterials; bioengineering; implant design; surface modification; targeted drug delivery; tissue engineering; 3D printing
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Dear Colleagues,
A future where medical treatment has become on-demand and highly personalized, with treatments that are patient-specific, not ‘one size fits all’, is now being realized. Such a future requires technology with increased specificity, and tunability, that is customizable. Recent advances in 3D printing (medical devices, drugs) and bioprinting (microcontact, inkjet, etc.) may enable all on-demand medical treatment and bring us closer to achieving this future.
3D printing into new and novel bioplastics is being explored to broaden its biomedical applications. The advantages of 3D printing are its cost efficiency, reliability, reproducibility, and tunability. 3D printing is being used in the fabrication of custom prosthetics, implants, fixtures, and surgical tools. In the field of biomedical engineering, scaffolds of different geometry, patterns, and complexity have been 3d printed, providing a significant contribution to tissue engineering. Customized dental and orthopedic implants are fabricated using 3D printing. Many orthopedic implants for spinal, cranial, and maxillofacial surgeries have been made using titanium and other ceramics. The success of surgery using these patient-specific implants is very high. Skull implants made from polyetherketoneketone have received FDA approval and been successfully implanted. Hearing aids specific to patients are used in almost all the cases, and this is possible because of 3D printing. Anatomical models made from MRI, CT data of patients have been used in many cases, helping surgeons to prepare for surgery, leading to an increased success rate of surgeries.
In sum, we are still in the early stage of a major technology revolution in biomedicine, with 3D printing applications expanding at yearly rates that draw parallels with the personal computer revolution of the 1980s or introduction of the cell phone in the 1990s. With significant growth in precision and personalized medicine, there is a strong demand for patient-specific medical applications, tailored precisely to an individual, their anatomy, or their clinical condition. This Special Issue will feature the latest advancements in 3D printing, with a special emphasis on bioactive biomedical devices and applications.
Prof. Dr. David K. Mills
Guest Editor
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