Medical applications for 3D printing

Abstract

3D printing is the production of an object based on various three-dimensional models located on a digital medium. The printing process is based on the principle of laying a large number of thin layers one after the other. 3D printing can be of different types, both laser or inkjet, and extrusion. Most common are inkjet printers. This method is non-contact and can use thermal, piezoelectric or electromagnetic technology to apply very small drops of living cells and various biomaterials to a special surface, conforming to all digital instructions for the production of soft tissues or individual human organs.