Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing in Medical Prototyping and Manufacturing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 2556
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechatronics and robotics; mechanical engineering; rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing; manufacturing technologies; advanced technologies and nano-technologies; applied statistics in engineering
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Interests: 3D printing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 3D printing market, in terms of revenue, is estimated to grow up to USD 34.5 billion by 2028, as mentioned by the 3D Printing Market Report (Code SE 2936) https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/3d-printing-market-1276.html).
There is a wide range of 3D printing technologies depending on the deposition technique, materials type, geometric precision of the printed parts, and, last but not least, availability and costs. Their application in medical research, surgery, dentistry, prosthetics, and orthotics is highly expanding for the benefit of individuals’ quality of life.
This Special Issue intends to present relevant research results in the field of 3D printing in medical prototyping and manufacturing, mainly covering topics such as:
- Medical 3D printing: benefits, advantages, and limitations;
- 3D printing in cleanrooms;
- 3D printing of prosthetics components;
- 3D printing of implants;
- 3D printing of biological architected materials;
- 3D printing for drug forms;
- Failure in 3D printing of medical devices.
We are looking forward to receiving your fundamental and/or applied research papers.
Dr. Mihaiela Iliescu
Dr. Florian Ion Tiberiu Petrescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D printing technologies
- additive manufacturing
- medical devices
- medical 3D printing
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