3d printed bioresorbable implant
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Trachea, Aluminum Alloys & HP Color 3D Printers
A lot of research has gone into 3D printing parts of or splints for the trachea. Now Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is offering patients bioresorbable trachea splints. The product might…
Stratasys Steps into Bioprinting with CollPlant and Regenerative Breast Implants
Resorbable breast implants is a burgeoning area, with companies like BellaSeno, Lattice Medical, Healshape and anymedi are already working on the technology. Meant for mastectomies initially, these types of implants…
3D Printed Bone to Be Driven by A.D.A.M. Crowdfunding Campaign
Targeting the $50 billion orthopedic implant market, biotech startup A.D.A.M. (short for Advanced Development of Additive Manufacturing) launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine that has so far accumulated $122,298…
A.D.A.M. Seeks Investors for Bone 3D Printing
We recently reported on what appears to be financial woes at Ukrainian 3D printing startup, Kwambio. According to a Ukrainian site, AIN.UA, the company acknowledged some difficulties in terms of…
Bioresorbable Ceramics Allow Admatec to Make 3D-Printed Bone Implants
Before I started writing about additive manufacturing a number of years ago, I thought ceramics were only used to make fancy pottery. While it is used for this purpose as…
Russian Researchers Develop Biocompatible 3D Polymeric Materials for Tissue Repair
Many researchers and scientists have turned to 3D printing for applications in tissue engineering, and a team from the Polymer Materials for Tissue Engineering and Transplantology Laboratory of Peter the Great St….
Funding Granted to French Medical Device Startup to Industrialize 3D Printable Tissue Reconstruction Polymer Platform
Medical device startup Gecko Biomedical, headquartered in Paris, France, is working on an exclusive platform of innovative, synthetic polymer solutions in the area of tissue reconstruction. The company is dedicated to…
TU/e Researchers Develop Expandable, Biodegradable 3D Printed Stents for Pediatric Patients
Every year, about 280,000 patients around the world undergo heart valve surgery, and the number of patients requiring heart valve replacement is expected to triple by 2050. Many of those…
DePuy Synthes Acquires 3D Printed Implant Technology from Tissue Regeneration Systems
While 3D printing in the medical field isn’t new, you know it’s heading further towards becoming commonplace when a company like Johnson & Johnson picks it up. The corporation has…
A Traditional Lace Design Results in a New 3D Printed Breast Reconstruction Method
The city of Calais in France is well known for its beautiful lace, which is appropriately called “Calais lace.” Produced since the early 1800s, the fabric, distinguished from other types…
Baby Garrett Peterson Home for Christmas – A 3D Printed Miracle
Tracheobronchomalacia is a rare condition where the trachea is weak due to soft cartilage in a certain area or throughout the trachea – and sufferers have extreme difficulty breathing due…