Implementation of Industrial Additive Manufacturing: Intelligent Implants and Drug Delivery Systems

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the ability of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to produce effective drug delivery devices and implants that are both identifiable, as well as traceable. Drug delivery devices can potentially be used for drug release in the direct vicinit...

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Main Authors: Jan Sher Akmal, Mika Salmi, Antti Mäkitie, Roy Björkstrand, Jouni Partanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/9/3/41