3D Digital Printing in Healthcare: Technologies, Applications and Health Issues

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jun 29:295:394-397. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220748.

Abstract

3D Printing has a wide range of technologies and applications used in healthcare. In this work, a thorough literature review, concerning the last decade, was conducted in major bibliographic databases. The aim is to report the main applications and materials used in healthcare. In addition, this work tries to identify possible health issues due to particles emissions made by the 3D printing materials.

Keywords: 3D printing; Biomedical Engineering; Health Informatics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Delivery of Health Care*
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*