Author : Al-Mashhadani, Faeza M. S. M

The recent advances in the technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing has great potential for making synthetic bone graft substitute as well as various parts of the human body with much better results over the present methods. The same applies in the field of Bioprinting, which is a new and highly encouraging field of research. We shall survey the latest advances in this technology(2017), with the major emphasis’ on the equipment used in three dimension printing, as these printers play a great role in the medical and industrial advancement. Also samples of products required in the medical field are shown, as well as references to the software presently available for 3D printing and Bioprinting.

Keywords: 3D printing, medical, bioprinting, scaffolds, bone graft

Article published in International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, Vol.7, No.2 (April-2017)