#3d4md turns solar powered suitcase 3d printer into medical tool for saving lives in third world and on Mars As regular readers will have noticed doubtlessly,
3d printing technology is already steadily making a name for itself as a genuine and very useful medical technology.
But despite all the 3d printed organ replicas, bioprinted innovations and even plastic hand prosthetics out there, the reality is that very few are available to a broad public.
as one Canadian doctor recently founded a startup that is employing 3d printers for medical care in hard to reach places.
this fantastic initiative uses multipurpose solar-powered suitcase 3d printers that can be used to manufacture all sorts of medical tools in the remote corners of the world and even in space by astronauts.
This inspiring 3d printing venture has been developed by actual public health physician dr. Wong, who realized that 3d printers are making life in the west much easier,
while people in the rest of the world haven even completed previous medical steps yet.
she says. oday it possible to use low-cost 3d printers to make medical supplies locally on demand using solar energy.
Our mission is to use 3d printers to deliver the highest standard of medical care in the most challenging places to those who need it the most.
Recently publishing a medical article called"Solar-Powered Suitcase 3d printer Makes Medical Supplies"in the September issue of the Aerospace medicine Human Performance journal,
the key component in this entire venture is a custom-made and very impressive solar-powered, plug-and-play ultraportable 3d printing system.
While wee seen compact 3d printers before, very few can actually be transported as carry on luggage in airlines by singe physicians.
can take these suitcase 3d printers to any remote village in Africa that hasn even been put on the grid yet. his 3d printing system is capable of making a range of medical supplies,
if one or two of these 3d printers stay behind to enable locals to create their own (medical) 3d printed solutions.
When I started using 3d printers, I realized that this technology could be applied in so many ways to help others.
I began to imagine how doctors could use portable 3d printers to make medical supplies for patients during visits,
the current second edition of the 3d printer has been made entirely with off-the-shelf components. he entire system has to be within the maximum size limits for carry on baggage to allow safer handling of delicate parts
I decided to use solar energy to power my 3d printer to make medical supplies during my simulated Mars mission.
they do already want to encourage everyone to design their own 3d4md solar-powered plug-and-play 3d printer using off the shelf parts p
The 3d printer used in the manufacturing of the hip joint was designed by a Swedish company Arcam AB and uses the Electronic Beam Melting (EBM) method of manufacturing,
Both predict that 3d printing can reduce that price by a third or even half. Breaking the monopoly with 3d printing should also reduce other prices So how does printed this 3d innovation help them?
Well only the acetabular cup in the entire artificial hip is printed 3d, with the rest not being so very different.
only the Cup is manufactured by 3d printers. Deputy Director at the hospital Cai Hong explains, the acetabular cup is manufactured by the most advanced 3d metal printing technology.
while 3d printing only requires one. Doctors send data to the manufacturing enterprise, where an engineer builds 3d models with it.
Layer by layer, the 3d printer tranforms titanium alloy powder into cups with micro-hole structure,
and encountered a metal 3d printer. From his long-term clinical experience in the medical field Zhang Ke realized that it can be used widely in medical applications.
However, as tests revealed, 3d printing does more than reduce prices. Just a few weeks ago, Cai Hong office replaced an existing Chinese-made artificial acetabular cup with a 3d printed one.
Cai Hong explained. hina's 3d printing implant registration and approval process is relatively long; to get our research and development of artificial hip joints from clinical research finally approved took 40 months,
and in a quarter of the time. uickparts enables us to use 3d printing to explore what works
While we have seen a rise PCB 3d printer technology, as well as some very recent 3d printed wearables that embed electronic components,
current 3d printing technology struggles with multi-material integrationhat is, the seamless and precise transition between flexible materials, rigid materials,
"The applications of active mixing technology within 3d printing are significant. The team demonstrated that silicone elastomers can be printed seamlessly into gradient architectures composed of soft and rigid regions (meaning that for wearable devices,
Previously, the idea of mixing material systems on the fly in 3d printing was merely a concept, however Lewisteam has made it realistic and achievable with today technology.
these acting mixing and switching printheads provide an important advance for multi-material 3d printing, said Lewis. hey allow one to programmably control both materials composition and structure at the microscale,
Now, scientists from The swiss Federal Institute of technology (ETH), Zurich, have used 3d printing to develop a new method to differentiate very weak and short sound waves from longer ones.
and has increased dramatically global warming. 3d printing technology has made already huge contributions to address both of these concerns individually,
Thanks to a collaboration between more than 20 major industry partners and with the innovative use of 3d printing technology
To do so, they turned to their own BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) system and a mighty 3d printing machine known as Bertha,
The team took advantage of 3d printing instant feedback and rapid prototyping to experiment with new shapes, printing speeds, battery technologies, cleaner burning fuels,
#Scientists announce a method for 3d printing objects out of living human cells Scientists at the University of Florida developed a way to print detailed soft structures from a 3d printer.
The new 3d printer is able to print traditionally mpossibleshapes, such as a thin tube tied in a knot.
The researchers believe that this technique overcomes several limits of 3d printing, and could be useful for tissue engineering, providing invaluable aid to neurosurgeons and cancer researchers.
Using the gel as a matrix material for 3d printing combats the problems associated with solid and liquid equivalents.
A more solid matrix could easily be damaged by the moving parts of a 3d printer, whilst a liquid one would not be able to support a detailed structure.
Researchers now can inject different materials out of the 3d printer nozzle to draw structures. These materials can include anything from silicone polymers to living cells.
explained Angelini. o 3d printing is no longer a game of making a solid material that has to support itself;
Angelini explains that the concept of embedded 3d printing-a material being printed into a liquid or solid substance rather than empty space-is something researchers have been trying to perfect for years, and for good reason."
"It changes the way you think about 3d printing, "he says.""It goes from being about melting certain materials
Impressively, their 3d printer can print at a resolution of 1 micron, or 1%the width of a human hair.
This high level of precision is why the researchers are confident in their 3d printer ability to contribute to the building of flexible electronics
#Graphene 3d files patent for low-cost, toxic-free process for producing high grade graphene for 3d printing Graphene 3d Lab has filed a non-provisionary patent pertaining to a new method for the preparation
which would dramatically increase the potential for large scale production of high grade graphene, one of the most groundbreaking and highly-sought out materials in 3d printing manufacturing.
graphene is considered a sort of oly grailin 3d printing and manufacturing materials. Made from carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal sheet only one atom thick, graphene offers extraordinary properties:
including 3d printing services. The honeycomb structure of graphene"The business implications associated with this filing are significant and near term.
"The Calverton, New york-based Graphene 3d Lab is already well-known for the development of proprietary graphene-based nanocomposite materials for 3d printing,
the widespread commercial availability of high grade graphene is sure to impact 3d printing manufacturers, allowing more and more companies to innovate
which beings with 3d printing a set of model and mold parts. The developers also prioritized a modular interface
#This OLO box will turn your smartphone into a DLP 3d printer for just $99 The great majority of consumers today aren familiar with the processes behind 3d printing,
the world first app-powered smartphone 3d printer, and are about to unleash accessible, affordable, and socially driven 3d printing on the world.
Ever since OLO unveiling at the World Maker Faire NYC, there has been a lot of talk, skepticism, and speculation surrounding how the technology actually works,
Because of the sharing-function of the app, the OLO is also being touted as the first ocial3d printer. he idea behind the development of OLO was to create a cheap 3d printer that anyone could easily use,
regardless of their experience (or lack thereof) with other 3d printers, said Gabriele when asked about the initial concept for OLO. e want to break through the barrier that is holding people back from 3d printing:
namely, easy access. Despite more and more ser-friendly3d printers and 3d printing services hitting the market, the truth is that most people either do not understand the technology,
or believe that they don have the skills to give it a try. Other barriers include cost, and a lack of either space or time to invest in it as a hobby.
OLO wants to truly democratize 3d printing technology for all (or shall we say, all who already own smartphone).
or any other desktop 3d printer. Rather, Gabriele said it is intended for those who are interested in 3d printing,
but not necessarily ready or willing to make a big investment in it. It an entry-level device for the curious, that might just get them excited enough to eventually upgrade to more complex 3d printer models and software.
Given its compact size, weight, and battery power source (standard AA 1. 5v that last for at least 100 printings),
and would want access to a 3d printer on the road. When asked about the size constraints and actual usefulness of such a small 3d printer,
Gabriele was happy to point out that as with most things in life, size doesn matter. he size constraints will limit
like with normal 3d printers. While the build size is small, the detail we were able to attain with the prototype OLO is very fine,
Yet another advantage of resin 3d printing in comparison to FDM, for example, is that parts can be printed at full density in almost the same amount of time as hollow
Basically, the OLO uses photopolymer 3d printing technology, wherein liquid polymer hardens when exposed to a light sourcehich in SLA
or DLP 3d printing, is either a UV laser or projector, respectively. However, in order to make full use of the smartphone exising features,
and excitement, usually in that order, he said. hen told that OLO could turn your phone into a 3d printer,
whether the key to consumer 3d printing has been our smartphones all along. The official Kickstarter launch date hasn been announced,
Until then, users can register to win a free OLO 3d printer through their social media contest by taking a picture and posting it to Instagram with the hashtag#olo3d p
economically sustainable and intelligently manufactured combining cutting edge 3d printing and nanoscale cleantech material research, said the developers. pongesuit aims to transform the swimming experience into an eco-friendly activity,
Their distributed network of fabrication includes Fab Labs and Maker Space, equipping all participants with digital fabrication machines such as laser cutters, 3d printers,
which uses advanced 3d printing techniques to create spinal implants out of a porous and rough biomaterial that actually promotes bone growth activity.
K2m 3d Lamellar Titanium Technology uses advanced 3d printing technology to mimic lamellar structures and rowspinal implants with titanium powder and a high-energy laser beam.
"The announcement was made today at the 2015 North american Spine Society (NASS) Annual meeting in Chicago and offers an unprecedented application for 3d printing in spinal implants and the treatment of complex spinal pathologies
#Researchers develop new metal materials through 3d printing Wee heard of new materials being developed for 3d printing use
but two researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology have been developing a way to use 3d printing technology
and Dr. Newkirk could mean exciting breakthroughs for 3d printing, as well as metal production. We look forward to reporting on further developments in their research n
and Hanna Eastvold-Edwins (product engineer) have developed a small device at small cost using a small 3d printer.
With the help of Daniel and Hanna, who brought with them crucial expertise in 3d printing and industrial design,
and made it more suitable for 3d printing. On May 8th, the design was finalized and uploaded for the public to use for free. e made it open-source
and technologies like open-source 3d printing, are bringing hope. Earlier in May, he delivered a talk at TEDX Auckland on his journey in fighting for preventable blindness
#Majority of Businesses Plan to Increase 3d printing Spending, Sculpteo Study Reveals International 3d printing service Sculpteo has made batch 3d printing productivity one of its main features for professional customers.
To understand where 3d printing adoption is heading, the company commissioned an impressively in depth international study titled The State of 3d printing to outline the habits
and the intentions of the growing community of professional 3d printing users and the scene looks bright.
According to the study, which involved interviews with over 1, 000 professionals operating in fields ranging from food processing to aeronautics,
So, what is seen currently as the biggest limit for greater 3d printing implementation? According to Sculpteo study, over 50%of professionals consider very practical aspects of the technology such as the price of supplies
The main drivers for 3d printing adoption were identified as ccelerating the development of new products and the ability to offer customized or limited-run products.
The perception is that Americans see 3d printing technologies as a way to allow anyone to produce better products
here is a European mindset wherein 3d printing is defined the clearly domain of trained specialists. On the other, the American vision which foresees endless 3d printing possibilities
and accessibility to everyone within the company. he question of the receptiveness of businesses to 3d printing technologies is evidenced by the differing mentalities between the two continents.
Americans see 3d printing as a reliable means of manufacturing when they need a consistent solution to a clear-cut problem.
However, Europeans remain attached to the view in which 3d printing requires a special expertise. This data supports the idea that 3d printing is less accessible in Europe
where people without experience in 3d printing would feel less inclined to think of it as a possible solution,
or even less enfranchised to use it. In other words, Americans appear generally more receptive to new technologies.
Albeit, 3d printing is still a very young and volatile sector of manufacturing and the international scene may change significantly in just a few months time.
Sculpteo report, however, gives a very clear indication of the current state of the industry
If a Makerbot Replicator 3d printer can be used in pharmacological research labs for advances studies on how to administer cancer fighting drugs,
and multicolor Polyjet 3d printer from Stratasys can be used for futuristic biomanfacturing projects, such as Neri Oxman newest Mushtari wearable, saturated with real, living organisms.
The MIT professor and founder of the Mediated Matter design research group at MIT Media Lab has rightfully been enjoying a celebrity-like status in the 3d printing industry.
who was among the first to describe 3d printing as a radical aradigm shiftseveral years ago. his is the first time that 3d printing technology has been used to produce a photosynthetic wearable piece with hollow internal channels designed to house microorganisms,
This can only be achieved using multi-material 3d printing with high spatial resolution for manufacturing. n the end
#3d Systems Demos Virtual Surgeries and Soft 3d Printed Models in New orleans On top of its massive 3d printing portfolio and Quickparts services, 3d Systems also has an extensive medical design
and 3d printing wing. Today, the company has announced two significant programs that could foreshadow the future of medicine altogether:
doctors are able to create a soft and flexible model via multi-material 3d printing. The kidney model can then be used to train med-students
ndividualized patient-specific soft tissue 3d printing allows surgeons and trainees the opportunity to operate on a model that looks
which encompasses 3d scanning, 3d printing, VR, and haptic devices, all of which can be found in the company growing healthcare division.
#3d printing in the Vacuum of Space Now Possible from Made In Space At the end of last year,
what was a huge achievement for 3d printing in space by sending their Zero G 3d printer, capable of 3d printing without gravity, to the International space station.
Made In Space has been working on a commercial 3d printing lab that will be flown to the ISS later this year.
the space-focused startup has been performing a round of tests on this next generation 3d printing system to demonstrate the ability to 3d print in the vacuum of space an image
3d printing is now being utilized to make sure the inner workings of our bodies are running swimmingly.
Two professors of nanoengineering from the University of California San diego are utilizing advanced 3d printing technology to produce icrofish fish-shaped microrobotic devices geared towards traveling
high-resolution form of 3d printing that was created in Chen laboratory. The COP printer functions at a rapid pace,
Chen and Wang have conducted demonstrations to show the great potential of combining 3d printing with nanoengineering, installing polydiacetylene (PDA) nanoparticles within the microfish.
helping medical professionals gather their diagnosis from swimming throughout the body with these microfish. 3d printing enthusiasts are amazed oftentimes by
This means that the full injection-molded-transparent-plastic-bottle to 3d-printed-transparent-plastic-bottle-cycle is now a real opportunity for the 3d printing industry as a whole,
Through research and development, B-PET has improved the process of waste recycling for use in 3d printing. The company recycled PET has the same properties as virgin PET but costs up to 70%less.
and has made even plans to launch their own SLS 3d printer by 2016. Then the P2p (PET to PET) cycle can truly be complete e
#3d4md Puts a 3d printer in the Doctor Bag of the Future As the technology progresses,
3d printing will allow for more and more cases of on-site, on-demand manufacturing. This is particularly evident in space-based projects,
by packing a Cube 2 3d printer in a carry on bag, with a portable PV and battery power supply system.
and participated in the Made in Space-NASA program for solar-powered 3d printing in space,
assess and provide 3d printing of medical supplies where it is needed most, turning the knowledge she acquired to her own field of expertise.
This particular project consisted of using an easily available 3d printer and off-the-shelf components to 3d print medical and dental devices,
The 2nd generation Cube 3d printer was selected for its portability, because of its small size and low weight,
This incidentally shows how little we have begun really to explore the possibilities of 3d printing, since a egacy3d printer can still inspire advanced research studies and projects.
The ultimate goal of Dr. Wong study is to demonstrate the technical feasibility of powering an FFF 3d printer using solar energy to manufacture functional
This study describes a 3d printer with a PV system improvised on-site by providing a detailed components summary.
The findings from this work were used to design an ultraportable, plug-and-play, solar-powered 3d printing system suitable for transport to,
The idea of using a 3d printer for on-location manufacturing in remote areas of the world is not new
and it is one of the most fascinating aspects to consider for the future of 3d printing, especially for low-cost, transportable (and even portable) systems.
and a 3d printer, any plastic and possibly ceramics or even metal (with binder jetting or future wire melting technologies) objects could be produced anywhere in the world.
and affordable 3d printer, as well as off the shelf items that can be stored easily in carry on luggage.
3d printing bone requires a combination of a reabsorbable material such as a biodegradable polymer and an inorganic bioactive phase material such as ceramics.
I think we will see them on the market shortly. s with many other 3d printing applications,
and Ribs in First of its Kind Surgery Only months after Australia scientific research arm launched its $6 million 3d printing facility,
However, 3d printing has been increasingly proven as the ideal method for creating complex, patient-specific implants.
Anatomics CEO Andrew Batty realized that the only process for producing such an implant was through metal 3d printing
which houses a variety of metal 3d printers and other additive technologies. Alex Kingsbury, Research Group Leader of Additive Manufacturing at CSIRO, explained the benefits of 3d printing in surgical-grade titanium,
e built the implant using our $1. 3 million Arcam printer. The printer works by directing an electron beam at a bed of titanium powder
building the product up layer-by-layer until you have a complete implant. 3d printing has significant advantages over traditional manufacturing methods, particularly for biomedical applications.
Thanks to 3d printing technology and a unique resection template, we were able to create a body part that was customised fully
3d printing in the medical sector is climbing towards a peak of hypeability and nothing could be more hype-worthy than the regeneration of nerves after an injury.
his represents an important proof of concept of the 3d printing of custom nerve guides for the regeneration of complex nerve injuries.
#UK Team Experiments with 4d printed Artificial Muscles 3d printing technology has impacted scientific research significantly, especially when it comes to replicating the inner workings of living beings.
4d printing can be defined as the combined use of advanced 3d printing technology and the change of form over time.
The UK-based research team has created low-power artificial muscles with a customized Leapfrog Creatr 3d printer,
%and alumina trihydrate (5%).The modified 3d printing system was engineered to print multiple layers of the silicone rubber material at a consistent rate,
and a modified 3d printing system, the research team was able to not only replicate the structure of the muscle,
Soft robotics is only one of the few industries that 3d printing technology has influenced, but Coulter and Ianakiev are giving us reason to believe that the combination of the two can take us into the fourth dimension of innovation a
& Car 3d printing is a technology that people are only beginning to understand. And, because of that, its true potential has begun only to be explored.
a simple exercise that proves to the world that 3d printing can be used to fabricate cars or houses.
The true benefits that 3d printing will be bring to the automotive world or to the field of construction remain to be seen.
#UF Scientists Find Perfect Medium for 3d printing Complex Jelly-Soft Objects All paste-based pneumatic extrusion 3d printing processes (a type of 3d printing that is rapidly becoming a stand-alone sector for its many different possible
The same approach was used in a pneumatic extrusion 3d printing device in order to create several three dimensional and geometrically complex objects.
In order to demonstrate the possibilities of this new 3d printing method, the UFL researchers created several objects including even a soft artificial octopus,
That of 3d printing paste materials to form large complex structures was one of the biggest hurdles to overcome:
#Freedee Printing Solutions Launches Hungary First 3d Academy 3d Academy may be one of the top trends in European 3d printing lately.
and that are particularly receptive to new technologies such as 3d printing. So many 3d printing related ventures understood that they need to grow
and teach their own future audiences. As is often the case, imakr was one company that started this with the Myminifactory Academy.
one of Hungary first 3d printing and 3d scanning service and retailer. Several university decision makers, company partners and other Hungarian 3d printing ventures participated at the opening ceremony held last week.
György Simó, CEO of the company gave a short speech about the 3d Academy mission and their growing business.
The 3d Academy is an educational studio specialized in 3d printing, 3d modeling and 3d scanning.
It includes a demo Makerbot Innovation Center with access to several 3d printers. Besides offering workshops and trainings the classroom
scalable 3d printer farm using Makerbot hardware and software, developed especially for schools and universities. At the 3d Academy, Freedee will have 10 Makerbot Replicators
Some feel learning about 3d printing could be useless since 3d printing, as we know it today,
and broadly for 3d printing and microfluidic devices,"said Aizenberg.""Our new approach harnesses dynamic and responsive control over a highly sensitive and reversible gating mechanism,
what was a huge achievement for 3d printing in space by sending their Zero G 3d printer, capable of 3d printing without gravity, to the International space station.
Made In Space has been working on a commercial 3d printing lab that will be flown to the ISS later this year.
the space-focused startup has been performing a round of tests on this next generation 3d printing system to demonstrate the ability to 3d print in the vacuum of space an image
and their design was done traditionally by manufacturing but now, with 3d printing, computer manufacturing and more laser technology,
said Dr Alhnan. 3d printing works by creating an object layer by layer. In the case of medicines
And dentists, for example, use 3d printers to create replica jaws and teeth as well as other dental implants s
& Sternum 3d printing continues to profoundly affect the modern world. Whether it be in the field of architecture, technology,
but thanks to its success it raises the bar of possibility in the ongoing relationship between 3d printing
and healthcare. 3d printing is a recurring topic here at CE, as we love to report on enhancements in both the fields of healthcare and technology o
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