3D printed drug delivery system
3D Printed Vaginal Rings Could Treat Bacterial Infections
There are plenty of examples in which 3D printing has been used to develop drug delivery systems, but this research out of Hungary is tackling the issue from a new…
3D Printed Drug Delivery Implant Achieves Successful Clinical Trial for Parkinson’s Disease
A novel drug delivery system by the global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, was successfully used as part of an extension study to a first-in-human clinical trial for the treatment of…
University of Pittsburgh Uses 3D Printing to Create Microneedle Arrays for Vaccination
Many companies have been working on alternatives to needle-based drug and vaccine delivery as well as for minimally invasive patient testing. One extensively investigated alternative in recent decades has been…
Egypt: Characterizing 3D Printed Microneedles Carrying Anti-Cellulite Treatment
Researchers from Egypt explore a unique area of medicine and 3D printing, releasing findings from their study in the recently published ‘Characterization and Pharmacological Evaluation of Anti-Cellulite Herbal Product(s) Encapsulated…
3D Printing Microstructures for New Drug Delivery Systems with SPHRINT
In the recently published, ‘SPHRINT – Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts,’ authors Tal Shpigel, Almog Uziel, and Dan Y. Lewitus explore better ways to offer sustained release pharmaceuticals…
3D Printed Capsules Deliver Drugs and Communicate via Bluetooth
One of the most interesting developments in medicine is the ability to customize drugs, and 3D printing has played a big role in the advancement of this kind of patient-specific…
Researchers Combining FDM 3D Printing with Hot-Melt Extrusion for Drug Delivery Systems
We’ve often seen 3D printing used to make drug delivery systems, but a trio of researchers from the University of Sussex are combining FDM technology with something called Hot-Melt Extrusion, or…
Hebrew University and Yissum Developing Novel Technology Platform for 3D Printing Personalized Medicine
Yissum, which is the Hebrew University of Jerusalem‘s technology transfer company and handles the patenting and commercialization of any inventions produced there, has had a hand in many unique 3D printing…
Pakistani Researchers Create 3D Printed Drug Delivery Device
Modern-day medicine has advanced enormously in methods for pain management in the last decades, and thankfully so for patients who are in dire need. If you have ever been…
