Arthritis & Rheumatism
3-D printing offers helping hand to people with arthritis
Adaptive aids are expensive. Additive manufacturing, using low-cost 3-D printers, can save upwards of 94 percent for simple household items.
Dec 11, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Using inkjet printers to build a new biosensor for less invasive breast cancer detection
NIBIB-funded researchers have created a novel, low-cost biosensor to detect HER-2, a breast cancer biomarker in the blood, allowing for a far less invasive diagnostic test than the current practice, a needle biopsy. Scientists ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Radiology & Imaging
Using 3-D printers to create medical imaging phantoms
Purdue University researchers have devised a way to use 3-D printers to ensure that medical imaging techniques offer the best performance.
Aug 30, 2018
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Surgery
In Togo, hi-tech orthopaedic care goes through crucial test
In a consulting room in Togo's capital, Lome, Geraldo Emmanuel—handicapped since birth six years ago—waits patiently on a bed while a digital scan is taken of his right leg.
Jun 23, 2018
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Dentistry
Researchers develop 3-D printing of dentures
When Tae Kim bought his first 3-D printer nearly 10 years ago for $400,000, he was well ahead of the curve.
Apr 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
3-D-written model to provide better understanding of cancer spread
Purdue researcher Luis Solorio has helped create a lifelike cancer environment out of polymer to better predict how drugs might stop its course.
Mar 1, 2018
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Medical research
3-D printed microfibers could provide structure for artificially grown body parts
Much as a frame provides structural support for a house and the chassis provides strength and shape for a car, a team of Penn State engineers believe they have a way to create the structural framework for growing living tissue ...
Dec 12, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Device enhances radiation therapies
For many cancer patients, going through radiation therapy can be an incredibly stressful and time-consuming process. Dalhousie's Dr. James Robar wants to change that by providing health practitioners with an in-house tool ...
Nov 8, 2017
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Surgery
New 3-D printed model allows brain surgeons to practice
The first time a young surgeon threads a wire through a stroke victim's chest up through their neck and fishes a blood clot out of their brain may be one of the most harrowing moments in her career. Now, a UConn Health radiologist ...
Sep 20, 2017
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Surgery
Engineers harness the power of 3-D printing to help train surgeons, shorten surgery times
A team of engineers and pediatric orthopedic surgeons are using 3D printing to help train surgeons and shorten surgeries for the most common hip disorder found in children ages 9 to 16. In a recent study, researchers showed ...
Aug 2, 2017
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