3D printed stents
Boston’s Additive Edge: BMF’s Precision on a Microscopic Scale
In the quest for ever-smaller and more precise technologies, Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) seeks to pioneer the next wave of micro-precision in 3D printing, an area critical to fields ranging…
Collaborative Research to Develop Custom, 3D Printed Nitinol Stents for Children
The use of stents for treating children with congenital heart disease is challenging. This is one of the reasons why the annual number of stent procedures in these cases remains…
Lung Cancer Treatment: 3D Printing Molds for Personalized Airway Stents
Australian scientists are working to improve medical devices for lung cancer treatment, sharing the outcome of their recent study in ‘Incorporating Chemotherapeutic Drug into a Personalizable Silicone Airway Stent for…
An Inside Look into the ACES Lab (Part I)
A leading scientist in the field of electromaterials and one of Australia’s visionary bioprinting enthusiasts, Gordon Wallace took audiences through a virtual tour into the cutting edge research labs at…
Texas Researchers Find Success with 3D Printed Oral Stents
Texas researchers recently conducted a study regarding the use of 3D printed stents, outlining their findings in ‘Creating customized oral stents for head and neck radiotherapy using 3D scanning and…
Florida Atlantic University: 3D Printing Flexible Self-Expanding Stents for Esophageal Cancer Patients
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University are exploring new ways to make stents for patients undergoing palliation therapy due to dysphagia, a condition that makes it difficult to swallow—especially individuals suffering…
Florida Atlantic University Researcher Reviews Different Esophageal Stents, Including the 3D Printed Variety
Ranking sixth among all types of cancer in mortality, esophageal cancer kills about 16,000 people in the US annually, with about 500,000 new cases diagnosed around the world last year…
3D Printed PLA and PCL Composite Biodegradable Stents Show Promise
Biodegradable stents have shown great potential in reducing complications in patients, but they require further study, according to the authors of a paper entitled “3D-Printed PCL/PLA Composite Stents: Towards a…
