University of Anglia, United Kingdom - New Method 3D Prints Pills that Regulate Drug Release [3DPrint, May 2021]

Title:

New Method 3D Prints Pills that Regulate Drug Release 

 

Author:

Vanesa Listek

 

Published:

3DPrint.com, 24 May 2021

https://3dprint.com/281469/new-method-3d-prints-pills-that-regulate-drug-release/

 

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.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - MIT is building a ‘one-stop shop’ for 3D-printing robots [TechCrunch, 8 February 2021]

Title:

MIT is building a 'one-stop shop' for 3D-printing robots

 

Author:

Brian Heater

 

Published:

TechCrunch, 8 February 2021

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From the article:

Additive manufacturing has proven an ideal solution for certain tasks, but the technology still lacks more traditional methods in a number of categories. One of the biggest is the requirement for post-printing assembly. 3D printers can create extremely complex components, but an outside party (be it human or machine) is required to put them together.