ReviewJournal of healthcare engineering2019
The Role of 3D Printing in Medical Applications: A State of the Art.
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201 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical Application of FDM 3D Printing in Surgery and Traumatology: A Systematic Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of three-dimensional printing technology assisted open reduction and internal fixation versus conventional surgery in the treatment of acetabular fractures: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing the effectiveness of 3D printing technology in the treatment of clavicular fracture between surgeons with different experiences.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Three-Dimensionally-Precise Breast Conformal Device for IMRT in Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery-A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Technology in cancer research & treatmentTrial
- A low-cost imaging platform for quantitative characterisation of scaffold surface macrotopography with potential application in craniofacial tissue engineering.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2026Article
- The use of 3-dimensional (3D) printing in teaching musculoskeletal oncology for medical undergraduates.BMC medical education · 2026Article
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- A step-by-step guide for implementation of virtual surgical applications and patient data centralization: practical experience and lessons learned.3D printing in medicine · 2026Review
- Development of a Synthetic Liver Phantom: Experimental Characterization of Tissue Mechanical Properties.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Dimensional Stability of SLA 3D-Printed Surgical Guide Resin After Steam Sterilization (121 °C and 134 °C) and Isopropyl Alcohol Disinfection: An In Vitro Study.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
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- Advanced Manufacturing of PLA Surgical Templates for Orbital Floor Geometry: Optimizing Fidelity and Surface Morphology via Variable Layer Height MEX 3D Printing.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integrated Clinical Workflow for Preoperative Planning and Resection of Giant Iliofemoral Heterotopic Ossification Using Three-Dimensional Technologies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Personalized 3D surgical planning in liver transplantation: A new era in preoperative assessment and management of vascular and biliary complications.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- A Review of 3D-Printed Medical Devices for Cancer Radiation Therapy.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Recent Advances in Strategies Against Measles Spread: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects, Impact, Vaccine Innovations, and Sustainable Recommendations.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- In silico workflow for validation of patient-specific 3D-printed casts in forearm fracture immobilization.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Current 3D Printing Technologies and their Potential Applications in Drug Delivery, Personalized Medicine & Pharmaceutical Sciences.Current drug discovery technologies · 2026Review
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- Engineering Self-Assembled PEEK Scaffolds with Marine-Derived Exosomes and Bacteria-Targeting Aptamers for Enhanced Antibacterial Functions.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
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Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) printing refers to a number of manufacturing technologies that generate a physical model from digital information. Medical 3D printing was once an ambitious pipe dream. However, time and investment made it real. Nowadays, the 3D printing technology represents a big opportunity to help pharmaceutical and medical companies to create more specific drugs, enabling a rapid production of medical implants, and changing the way that doctors and surgeons plan procedures. Patient-specific 3D-printed anatomical models are becoming increasingly useful tools in today's practice of precision medicine and for personalized treatments. In the future, 3D-printed implantable organs will probably be available, reducing the waiting lists and increasing the number of lives saved. Additive manufacturing for healthcare is still very much a work in progress, but it is already applied in many different ways in medical field that, already reeling under immense pressure with regards to optimal performance and reduced costs, will stand to gain unprecedented benefits from this good-as-gold technology. The goal of this analysis is to demonstrate by a deep research of the 3D-printing applications in medical field the usefulness and drawbacks and how powerful technology it is.
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