Title:
New Method 3D Prints Pills that Regulate Drug Release
Author:
Vanesa Listek
Published:
3DPrint.com, 24 May 2021
From the article:
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA)’s School of Pharmacy in England identified a new additive manufacturing (AM) method to 3D print porous medicine tablets that can regulate the rate of drug release in the body when taken orally. The team relied on a thermoplastic droplet deposition 3D printing method from German machine manufacturer Arburg to produce customized porous pharmaceutical solid tablets on-demand. By leveraging Arburg’s 3D printing technology, the researchers hope to build the foundations for the technology needed to create personalized medicine at the point of care in the future.