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3D Printing News Briefs: June 30, 2017

On this last day of June, we will be covering everything from research to business and 3D software in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. EarthShift Global and HP recently presented…

Mayo Clinic Researchers Design 3D Printed Bioabsorbable Scaffold to Help Reconstruct ACL Ligaments and Deliver Time-Released Protein

Whenever I hear someone talk about the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, I know the discussion will gear towards extremely innovative medical procedures, research, and surgical tactics. According to the most…

Creating a Better 3D Printed Hip Replacement

The number of hip replacement surgeries undertaken in the US is on the rise and in no small way. Over the ten years examined by a government study, hip replacements…

3D Tech Eases Children’s Fears, Streamlines the Process During Ear Implant Procedure

Undergoing even a routine medical procedure can be unnerving, no matter your age. But for children, whose understanding of rules and confidence in strangers is just developing, it can be…

Advances in Endocrine Medicine Lead to a 3D Printed Ovary

The goddess of fertility is a capricious one. And she doesn’t seem to be susceptible to bribes, pleas, or charm. Instead, she can often seem more like a trickster, making…

Innovative Use of 3D Printed Hip Joint Changing the Surgical Norms

In 1977 Meryl Richards injured her hip in a car accident. Since then she has experienced chronic pain and disfigurement, with her left leg bone pushing up through her hipbone,…

A New Face for Somali Woman Shot 25 Years Ago, Thanks to 3D Printing

Ayaan Oma Muhumed, now 27 years old, had been living with literally a hole in her face for the last 25 years. In 1991, the region she was living in,…