Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (18): 2927-2933.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.18.022

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3D printing of biological materials: progress and clinical application

Yang Dao-peng1, Xia Xu2   

  1. 1 Class 2013 Medical Imaging Major, 2 Library, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2017-06-28 Published:2017-07-07
  • Contact: Xia Xu, Master, Research librarian, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
  • About author:Yang Dao-peng, Class 2013 Medical Imaging Major, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: 3D printing, a rapid prototyping technology, is considered to be one of the symbols of the third industrial revolution. There are many kinds of 3D printed materials, which have a wide range of clinical applications. 
OBJECTIVE: To systematically introduce 3D printed biological materials, to summarize the application advances of 3D printing technology in the printing and production of bone, artificial limbs, dentures, skin, blood vessels, stent, implant prosthesis, and tumor models, as well as to investigate the performance conditions of 3D printed biomaterials based on the advantages and disadvantages of the currently used biomaterials, in order to provide reference for future research. 
METHODS: A computer-based search of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, PubMed was performed to search relevant articles published from 2010 to 2016, using the keywords of “three-dimensional printing/3D printing/3-D printing; biomaterials; clinical application” in Chinese and English, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Great progress in 3D printed biomaterials has been made. However, there are some defects in the existing printed materials, such as high cost, low printing precision and poor biodegradability. Only if the problem of materials is solved, can we continue to develop 3D printing technology. New breakthroughs in 3D printing in the field of medicine have been made, and new technologies and new materials have been applied in clinical practice. Systemic summarization of these application achievements of 3D printing in the field of medicine can provide reference for future medical research.  

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:生物材料;骨生物材料; 口腔生物材料; 纳米材料; 缓释材料; 材料相容性;组织工程

Key words: Biocompatible Materials, Printing, Tissue Engineering

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