3D Printing
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Arms, Cells … Faces? How 3D Printing is Reconstructing Medicine (Gallery)Opinion If 3D printed organs and prosthetics weren't already cool, now Marvel is on board.
By Live Science Staff Published
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Surgeon's Helper: 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Health Care (Op-Ed)Opinion Beyond the genome, 3D printing is bringing a new dimension to personalized health care.
By Scott Dunham Published
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Bye, Bye Baubles: New 3D Printers Could Build Implants, Electronics3D printers are best known for churning out brightly colored plastic doodads, but two companies are exploring the scientific uses of these machines.
By Elizabeth Peterson Published
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'Pop-Up' 3D Structures Can Mimic Brain CircuitsBy mimicking children's pop-up books, scientists can now make complex microscopic 3D shapes that model brain circuitry and blood vessels, researchers say.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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3D Printing Molecules Can Reveal New InsightsUsing a 3D printer to visualize tiny molecules can help scientists develop new drugs and completely synthetic molecules.
By Tia Ghose Published
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'4D Printing' Makes Shape-Shifting StructuresUsing a new technique called 4D printing, researchers can print out 3D structures that are capable of changing their shapes over time.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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3D Printing Can Improve Face TransplantsFace transplants are extremely complex procedures, but anatomically accurate 3D replicas can help guide and shorten the surgery.
By Tia Ghose Published
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3D-Printed Hearts Help Surgeons Save Babies' LivesNew 3D printed heart replicas are helping to improve surgery in babies with congenital heart defects, researchers say.
By Tia Ghose Published
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Photos: 3D Printed HeartsNew 3D printed heart replicas have helped improve surgery in patients with congenital heart defects
By Tia Ghose Published
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