This little something will make us stand apart… it will create a long-lasting impact in our medical field…
3D Printing- the better, brighter, and innovative technology.
Known as additive manufacturing as it adds up substances in thin air, 3d printing is coming of age. By selecting the anatomical area, 3d geometry is generated from the medical image first. The file is then broken down into slices for machine understanding and printed layer-by-layer. Hence a patient-specific 3d printed solid object is ready.
This new technology creates the entire product at once unlike other methods which may take days otherwise. Nowadays, a variety of materials are available to reproduce required parts, rigid and soft materials alike. Additive technology is still a work in progress. Still, some contributions have been made in many industries. Let us have a look at some of the important applications where 3d printing can be applied.
Applications of 3d printing in the medical field:
- The biomedical field is one of the progressive areas where 3d printing has already left a mark. With the advent of bioprinting, customizability of tissue production in regenerative medicine.
- Also, there are many amazing verticals where 3d printing can help in paediatrics. The fact that children have smaller chest cavities cannot be ignored. Hence many applications are related to congenital heart disease that will drastically surpass surgical treatment.
- Drug-printing can be more appealing to children if the colors, size, and design of the medications can be customized, which will reduce the resistance of kids taking them.
- The importance of this technology lies in preoperative planning that enables faster surgical procedures and decreased anaesthesia for the patient.
- Also, a 3d printed analogical model specially designed to practice pre-surgical instances provides better scope in surgeon education. Additionally, 3d printing has the capability of producing models in any required color and depth to emphasize the details. In a forensic department, these models can be used to demonstrate any abnormalities or malfunctions for the jury members.
- It will work wonders as it could replace human organ transplants, speed up surgical procedures, produce surgical tools in cheaper versions and improve the lives of those relying on medical implants.
- Osteoporotic analysis: following a pharmacological treatment, 3d printing technology will help doctors study the progress of a patient’s bone condition and in taking further decisions.
The plethora of applications has motivated our researchers to explore newer opportunities within the field.
On the contrary, 3d manufacturing also has numerous benefits. It optimizes manufacturing costs and processes. It encourages educating the patient, student, and layman altogether. Only with the help of guided technology experts, doctors will be able to treat patients with greater accuracy and confident results.
For a promising future, 3d technology has shown the potential to enhance the patient-surgeon relationship, upgrade the skills of surgeons, and increase the level of understanding of the underlying disease.
The 3 pillars where 3d printing aids the medicinal industry are:
3d printing plays a bigger, vital role in the industry 4.0 revolution. It will help escalate traditional processes, efficiencies, and economies. Thanks to different benefits that multiple sectors in pharmaceutical or medical could be induced with, be it dental, orthopaedic, or surgical. With broader visions in mind, the organization is now craving for more technological advancements for the first time to shape the next generation of on-demand manufacturing services for social welfare.
Rural areas are obliged of quicker and effective services. Having at least a solar-powered 3d printing system in such areas would make it easier to manufacture machines and medicines at cheaper costs. These quickies could have been a great success during the pandemic environment when the demand was actually very high! Once a daydream, 3d printing is now a reality. We hope that all organizations across the nation plan to implement 3d printing technology as early as possible.
- ability to treat a greater number of people,
- less dependency on time and
- specific outcomes for specific functionalities
