3d printing for medical applications

Poll of the Week: Medical 3D Printing for Implants

In our first Poll of the Week, when given the choice between automotive, medical, military, and oil & gas 3D printing articles, respondents overwhelmingly picked medical. 3D printing is, as…

Poll of the Week: More Medical 3D Printing News, Please

In our first-ever Poll of the Week, we asked our LinkedIn followers what kinds of stories they wanted to read. With 3D printing as oft-used as it is these days,…

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restor3d to Acquire Conformis, Creating a Leader in Personalized 3D Printed Orthopedics

restor3d, renowned for enhancing patient-specific surgical measures with 3D printing, and ConforMIS (Nasdaq: CFMS) are joining forces to lead the way in personalized 3D printed orthopedic devices. Known for its…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 16, 2022

Because there an insane number of events and webinars for this week’s roundup, I’m going to do things a little differently in this edition. First, I’ll list all of the…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 4, 2022

We’re getting busy again for this week’s webinar and event roundup! The Stratasys tour is taking.a break, but the company is still presenting a webinar on the NASA Hunch Program….

High School Student 3D Prints Large-Scale Brain Using AI SpaceFactory’s Robot

It’s fair to say the pandemic changed everything we knew, from how we work to how we communicate to how we learn. However, it didn’t stop the need for any…

3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: January 17, 2021

We’ve got all kinds of virtual events and webinars to share with you this week, with topics ranging from 3D design and medical applications to simulation and more. Read on…

3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: November 29, 2020

While there are no more webinars for the month of November, we have plenty coming up this week when it switches to December. Topics including 3D software updates, cloud-based solutions,…

3D Printing News Briefs, October 31, 2020: Farsoon, ExOne, Fusion3 & Create it REAL

We’ve got news on materials and software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Farsoon is offering biocompatible polymer powder materials for medical 3D printing, and ExOne will optimize its sand…

Italian Researchers Integrate Sensors into 3D Printed Metal Structures

Italian researchers from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, explore the use of sensors in 3D printing for medical applications. Authors G. De Pasquale, A. Buffon,…

Just One Day Left to Take Advantage of 35% Early Bird Discount for Additive Manufacturing Strategies Summit

Due to the success of last year’s event, 3DPrint.com, along with SmarTech Markets Publishing, will be co-hosting the second annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies Summit, titled “The Future of 3D Printing in…

3D Printing Spotlight On: Laura Gilmour, Global Medical Business Development Manager, EOS North America

3D printing and healthcare are coming together in unprecedented ways as advanced manufacturing technologies allow for patient-specific medical treatment to the benefit of patient, medical provider — and of course…

Doctors Publish Research on Top Five Areas in Which 3D Printing Technology Has the Most Potential to Change the Medical Field

It’s no secret that 3D printing is changing the face of the medical field. The technology has many applications when it comes to healthcare, from custom medicines and prosthetics to…

Radiology and 3D Printing: It’s Time to Pop the Big Question

It’s easy to see that 3D printing and healthcare have a very good relationship. We’ve watched as this pairing has poured forth with medical models, prosthetics, and countless other beneficial products…

Inspiring & Relevant: Two-Day Medical Track Set for MecklerMedia’s Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo in Santa Clara

There’s going to be an awful lot to write home about for those attending the Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, CA from October 20-22. One area in…

WACKER Announces New Silicone 3D Printing Technology

While several companies have developed 3D printing materials and processes with similar properties capable of simulating silicone, so far 3D printing with actual silicone materials hasn’t been possible. However, 100…

Disaster Relief in Three Dimensions: Medical 3D Printing in Haiti

Throughout history, technological breakthroughs have been accompanied by narrow parameters for application, concerned with solving the problems at hand. This is not to say that function follows form, but that…

German Patient First To Receive 3D Printed Titanium Spinal Fusion Implant

Spinal fusion surgeries in the United States have increased by 70 percent between 2001 and 2011. While those numbers are due in large part to the aging of the American…