3D printing for the clinic: examining contemporary polymeric biomaterials and their clinical utility
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3D printing for the clinic : examining contemporary polymeric biomaterials and their clinical utility. / Weems, Andrew; Perez Madrigal, Maria Del Mar; Arno, Maria Chiara; Dove, Andrew.
In: Biomacromolecules, Vol. 21, No. 3, 09.03.2020, p. 1037-1059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - 3D printing for the clinic
T2 - examining contemporary polymeric biomaterials and their clinical utility
AU - Weems, Andrew
AU - Perez Madrigal, Maria Del Mar
AU - Arno, Maria Chiara
AU - Dove, Andrew
PY - 2020/3/9
Y1 - 2020/3/9
N2 - The advent of additive manufacturing offered the potential to revolutionize clinical medicine, particularly with patient-specific implants across a range of tissue types. However, to date, there are very few examples of polymers being used for additive processes in clinical settings. The state of the art with regards to 3D printable polymeric materials being exploited to produce novel clinically relevant implants is discussed here. We focus on the recent advances in the development of implantable, polymeric medical devices and tissue scaffolds without diverging extensively into bioprinting. By introducing the major 3D printing techniques along with current advancements in biomaterials, we hope to provide insight into how these fields may continue to advance while simultaneously reviewing the ongoing work in the field.
AB - The advent of additive manufacturing offered the potential to revolutionize clinical medicine, particularly with patient-specific implants across a range of tissue types. However, to date, there are very few examples of polymers being used for additive processes in clinical settings. The state of the art with regards to 3D printable polymeric materials being exploited to produce novel clinically relevant implants is discussed here. We focus on the recent advances in the development of implantable, polymeric medical devices and tissue scaffolds without diverging extensively into bioprinting. By introducing the major 3D printing techniques along with current advancements in biomaterials, we hope to provide insight into how these fields may continue to advance while simultaneously reviewing the ongoing work in the field.
KW - biomaterials
KW - 3D printing
KW - implants
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - biocompatibility
U2 - 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01539
DO - 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01539
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 1037
EP - 1059
JO - Biomacromolecules
JF - Biomacromolecules
SN - 1525-7797
IS - 3
ER -