In this BMC_series blog, BMCBiomedEng calls for submissions to its Collection on advances and applications of 3D printing in the design and manufacturing of prosthetic devices.
© momius / stock.adobe.comAdvances in the design and manufacturing of prosthetic devices have emerged at an unprecedented rate in the last few decades. The many innovative solutions, however, face limitations such as the sometimes prohibitive costs incurred during manufacturing and the need for personalised features and bespoke design. 3D printing is now commonly employed in the creation of medical devices and can provide effective solutions to both issues.
This Collection welcomes submissions that bring together the use and/or development of 3D and 4D printing technologies and all aspects of the design, manufacturing and improvement of new and existing prosthetic and orthopaedic solutions. This includes dental prosthetics.Dr. Abhimanyu Thakur works as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.
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