| Title |
3D Printing in Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications – Recent Achievements and Challenges
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Pharmaceutical Research, July 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11095-018-2454-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Witold Jamróz, Joanna Szafraniec, Mateusz Kurek, Renata Jachowicz |
| Abstract |
Growing demand for customized pharmaceutics and medical devices makes the impact of additive manufacturing increased rapidly in recent years. The 3D printing has become one of the most revolutionary and powerful tool serving as a technology of precise manufacturing of individually developed dosage forms, tissue engineering and disease modeling. The current achievements include multifunctional drug delivery systems with accelerated release characteristic, adjustable and personalized dosage forms, implants and phantoms corresponding to specific patient anatomy as well as cell-based materials for regenerative medicine. This review summarizes the newest achievements and challenges of additive manufacturing in the field of pharmaceutical and biomedical research that have been published since 2015. Currently developed techniques of 3D printing are briefly described while comprehensive analysis of extrusion-based methods as the most intensively investigated is provided. The issue of printlets attributes, i.e. shape and size is described with regard to personalized dosage forms and medical devices manufacturing. The undeniable benefits of 3D printing are highlighted, however a critical view resulting from the limitations and challenges of the additive manufacturing is also included. The regulatory issue is pointed as well. |
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| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 976 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 132 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 112 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 111 | 11% |
| Researcher | 61 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 29 | 3% |
| Other | 99 | 10% |
| Unknown | 432 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 194 | 20% |
| Engineering | 107 | 11% |
| Materials Science | 33 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 28 | 3% |
| Other | 106 | 11% |
| Unknown | 479 | 49% |
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