3D Printing and Bioprinting Applications in Pharmaceutics

Dear Colleagues,

The 3D printing (3DP) process was patented in 1986; however, only in the last decade has it been used for medical applications, as well as being utilised in the fields of bio-fabrication and pharmaceutical printing.  3DP or additive manufacturing (AM) permits the fabrication of high degrees of complexity with great reproducibility, in a fast and cost-effective fashion. The term involves many processes, which use different types of printing technologies, hundreds of materials, and various resolutions and speeds. 3DP techniques can be used in pharmaceutical fields isuch as stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), inkjet-based 3DP, extrusion-based fused deposition modeling (FDM), and pressure-assisted microsyringe (PAM) printing. 3DP allows the manufacturing of complex drug delivery devices and seems to be a pragmatic approach to realise the quest for a truly customised and personalised drug delivery. 3DP technology, with innovations in pharmaceutical development and an interdisciplinary approach to finding newer drug-delivery systems, can usher in a new era of treatments to various diseases. This collection invites papers in the area of 3DP and bioprinting for pharmaceutical applications, covering recent advantages and future directions of AM for pharmaceutical products, including regulatory considerations and modelling approaches. Original research papers and review articles are welcome.

Dr. Dimitrios A. Lamprou
Dr. Eneko Larrañeta
Collection Editors

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