Description
3D Printing for Biomedical Engineering: Additive Manufacturing Processes, Properties, and Applications combines cutting-edge research developments with fundamental concepts related to processing, properties, and applications of advanced additive manufacturing technology in the medical field. State-of-the-art 3D bioprinting techniques such as the manufacturing of mini-organs for new drug testing as an alternative to animal testing are covered, as are reverse engineering techniques for the improvement of additive manufactured biomedical products. The book starts with chapters introducing readers to currently available additive manufacturing techniques for biomedical prototypes, along with design, development, process, and parameter considerations for these methods.Following chapters cover the mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties of 3D printed biomedical prototypes. The next section of the book discusses 3D printing in different biomedical fields, such as in heart surgery, intervertebral disc implants, dentistry, facial reconstructive surgery, oral surgery, spinal surgery, and more. The book concludes with a section outlining immediate and future challenges in the field as well as related environmental and ethical issues.- Outlines the design, development, process, and applications of 3D printed medical biomaterials- Covers the mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical, and surface properties of these materials- Applications discussed include heart surgery, intervertebral disc implants, oral surgery, facial reconstructive surgery, dentistry, drug development, and more
Table of Contents
Section A: Introduction, Fabrication, Properties and Testing1. Introduction to 3D Printing Technologies and Biomedical Prototypes2. 3D Printing Methods for Making Biomedical Components: Process and Parameters3. Design and Development of Biomedical Devices4. Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Biomedical Prototypes5. Thermal Properties of 3D Printed Biomedical Prototypes6. Dielectric and Optical Properties of 3D Printed Biomedical Prototypes7. Surface Properties of 3D Printed Biomedical Prototypes8. Errors and Accuracy of 3D Printed Biomedical Prototypes9. Improvement of 3D Printing with Reverse EngineeringSection B: Implementation of 3D Printing in Biomedical Fields10. 3D Printing for Congenital Heart Surgery11. 3D Printing for Cranioplasty Implants12. 3D Printing for Customized Intervertebral Disc Implants13. 3D Printing for Dentistry14. 3D Printing for Facial Reconstructive Surgery15. 3D Printing for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery16. 3D Printing for Orthopaedic Surgery17. 3D Printing for Prosthetic Sockets18. 3D Printing for Repairing Fracture Bone Defects19. 3D Printing for Spinal Surgery20. 3D Printing for Surgical Aid Tools21. 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering22. 3D Printing for Therapeutic StrategySection C: Challenges, Risks and Scopes23. Opportunities, Challenges and Potentials of 3DPrinting24. Environmental Issues and Welfares of 3D Printing25. Ethical and Legal Issues with 3D Printing
