scholarly journals The Future of Biomechanical Spine Research: Conception and Design of a Dynamic 3D Printed Cervical Myelography Phantom

Cureus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Clifton ◽  
Eric Nottmeier ◽  
Aaron Damon ◽  
Conrad Dove ◽  
Mark Pichelmann
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Myelography ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Spine Research

3D printed drug delivery and testing systems — a passing fad or the future?

2018 ◽  
Vol 132 ◽  
pp. 139-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seng Han Lim ◽  
Himanshu Kathuria ◽  
Justin Jia Yao Tan ◽  
Lifeng Kang
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed

Imagining the Future

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Torok ◽  
Paul Holper
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Technological Breakthrough ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
The Fantastic ◽  
Changing World

Flying through time and flying in cars. Living underwater and living forever. Robot servants. 3D printed food. Wouldn’t it be amazing if science fiction became science fact? We’re living in a rapidly changing world. Hardly a week passes without an exciting technological breakthrough. That’s the power of human innovation – it never stops happening. Inventors keep inventing. Get prepared for the fantastic future with this guide to the unbelievable and incredible inventions just over the horizon. Invisibility, instant transportation, holograms and lots of gadgets were once the dreams of science fiction … now they might become science fact! Imagining the future is the first step in arriving there. If you can dream it, perhaps one day you can invent it. Strap yourself in and get ready for the future! Imagining the Future is perfect for kids aged 9-13.

scholarly journals A review of 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1345-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yee Ling Yap ◽  
Swee Leong Sing ◽  
Wai Yee Yeong
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Soft Robotics ◽  
Soft Robots ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Multiple Materials ◽  
Printing Processes ◽  
Printing Techniques

Purpose Soft robotics is currently a rapidly growing new field of robotics whereby the robots are fundamentally soft and elastically deformable. Fabrication of soft robots is currently challenging and highly time- and labor-intensive. Recent advancements in three-dimensional (3D) printing of soft materials and multi-materials have become the key to enable direct manufacturing of soft robots with sophisticated designs and functions. Hence, this paper aims to review the current 3D printing processes and materials for soft robotics applications, as well as the potentials of 3D printing technologies on 3D printed soft robotics. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews the polymer 3D printing techniques and materials that have been used for the development of soft robotics. Current challenges to adopting 3D printing for soft robotics are also discussed. Next, the potentials of 3D printing technologies and the future outlooks of 3D printed soft robotics are presented. Findings This paper reviews five different 3D printing techniques and commonly used materials. The advantages and disadvantages of each technique for the soft robotic application are evaluated. The typical designs and geometries used by each technique are also summarized. There is an increasing trend of printing shape memory polymers, as well as multiple materials simultaneously using direct ink writing and material jetting techniques to produce robotics with varying stiffness values that range from intrinsically soft and highly compliant to rigid polymers. Although the recent work is done is still limited to experimentation and prototyping of 3D printed soft robotics, additive manufacturing could ultimately be used for the end-use and production of soft robotics. Originality/value The paper provides the current trend of how 3D printing techniques and materials are used particularly in the soft robotics application. The potentials of 3D printing technology on the soft robotic applications and the future outlooks of 3D printed soft robotics are also presented.

scholarly journals Toward the Future: Multipurpose 3D Printed Prosthetic Arm

IARJSET ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Kiran S Swami ◽  
Dandagi S B ◽  
Jamandar V M ◽  
Mali K B
Keyword(s):  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed

Personalized 3D printed model for difficult airway management planning: the future is here

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. e145-e146
Author(s):  
Patrick Olomu ◽  
Jorge Galvez ◽  
Elizabeth Silvestro ◽  
Edgar Kiss ◽  
Adolfo Gonzalez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Airway Management ◽  
Difficult Airway ◽  
Difficult Airway Management ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed

scholarly journals Fossils from the Future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Salter
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
3D Modelling ◽  
Design Criterion ◽  
General Audience ◽  
Spatial Understanding ◽  
Research Through Design ◽  
Physical Medium ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed

<p>The future surrounding our world is unknown and difficult to foresee. There is a desire to communicate the innumerable amount of data produced from advanced scientific research about our present and predicted world into mediums that are comprehensible to the general audience. </p> <p>This research explores the opportunity for data to be translated into an easily interpretable visual and physical medium. By using a procedural system, this allows for an undetermined number of outcomes to be explored efficiently, including those which are initially unknown or cannot be perceived. This is in contrast to traditional 3D modelling software, where the designer must fully control and manipulate the finer details of a model. </p> <p>In this research portfolio, a Research Through Design methodology is utilised to enable practical experimentation based on a design criterion, incrementally developed alongside the progression of the experiments. Through screen-based visualisations, the possible products of a procedural system are presented as a morphological timeline¹. The designer’s implementation and influence of this procedural system guide the direction of this timeline through parameter manipulation, without having a precise vision for the output. </p> <p>Through extracting models at desired points along the morphological timeline and applying a voxel-based 3D printing approach on the Stratasys J 750 to encapsulate them in resin (VeroClear), the models are introduced into the tangible dimension. This translates the screen-based model into a physical fossil to communicate information through a tangible medium. These fossils intend to elicit discussion around production of artefacts that are not yet known or cannot be perceived. Acting as a viewpoint, the procedural system may visually anticipate these products before privileging the physical. Hence the 3D printed object is provided as a new spatial understanding to communicate information. </p> ¹ Morphological Timeline: A frame based timeline within the software Houdini that visually simulates the possible variations in form.

scholarly journals 3D Printing for Drug Manufacturing: A Perspective on the Future of Pharmaceuticals

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Lepowsky ◽  
Savas Tasoglu
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Fused Deposition Modeling ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Drug Carriers ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
Drug Products ◽  
Fused Deposition ◽  
The Future ◽  
Drug Manufacturing ◽  
3D Printed

Since a three-dimensional (3D) printed drug was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2015, there has been a growing interest in 3D printing for drug manufacturing. There are multiple 3D printing methods – including selective laser sintering, binder deposition, stereolithography, inkjet printing, extrusion-based printing, and fused deposition modeling – which are compatible with printing drug products, in addition to both polymer filaments and hydrogels as materials for drug carriers. We see the adaptability of 3D printing as a revolutionary force in the pharmaceutical industry. Release characteristics of drugs may be controlled by complex 3D printed geometries and architectures. Precise and unique doses can be engineered and fabricated via 3D printing according to individual prescriptions. On-demand printing of drug products can be implemented for drugs with limited shelf life or for patient-specific medications, offering an alternative to traditional compounding pharmacies. For these reasons, 3D printing for drug manufacturing is the future of pharmaceuticals, making personalized medicine possible while also transforming pharmacies.

scholarly journals Design for the Future: Creating a Champion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Mendel Moos
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Emotional Perception ◽  
Performance Quality ◽  
Research Through Design ◽  
The Future ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
And Performance

<p>The goal of sports protective wear is to maintain safety and reduce the risk of injury, especially in areas of the body most vulnerable during contact. Furthermore, playing an essential role in preserving the longevity and performance quality of athletes. This thesis proposes that the security provided by protective sports performance can also effectively contribute to the confidence and motivation to perform. Thus ‘Creating a Champion’ is an exploration into what performance and protection could look like in the future, employing contemporary technologies creatively, for a speculative design outcome.   Employing 3d scanning, 3d modelling and 3d printing, an effective design approach was developed responding to the design challenge in a practical and appropriate manner. Furthermore, the 3d printed concepts served as a protector as well as a sports performance enhancing stimulator. With the application of research through design playing a fundamental role in the design development of the resolved model, the 3d printed skin was evaluated and reflected upon.   The thesis was concluded with the 3d printed skin performing in new and novel ways. While, providing compelling functionality, and an ergonomic fit to the body the skin was provocative and visually compelling.With minor alterations, the composed design may become a product relevant in the future of 3d printed sports protective wear. Where protection is a visual and an emotional perception.</p>

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