With the concerted efforts of the 17 project partners and 14 observer partners, the Interreg 2 Seas project 3DMed is now nearing its end by 31 March 2022. Despite the unexpected disturbances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the past three years and a half,...
Creating a smarter Europe is part of the future cohesion policy objectives of the European Union for the programming period of 2021 to 2027. Do you want to know how the 3DMed project of the Interreg 2 Seas area contributes to these objectives? Learn more...
Interreg Annual Event 2021 will be held in Brussels on 7-8 October 2021 to mark the kick-off of a new period of Interreg programs (2021-2027). During the event, the organisers, i.e., Interact (a program under Interreg) and DG REGIO (The Department for Regional and Urban...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 3DMed project UK dissemination event was held online as part of the Online3D MedTech Printing Conference on the 2nd Feb 2021. This conference, which is part of the 3D Medical Printing Series, brings together the international Medtech community to showcase...
In the domain of medical instruments, 3D printing is still in its infancy, although a few useful tools have already been developed. Examples include 3D printed steerable surgical forcipes suited for minimally-invasive bipolar electrosurgery at difficult-to-reach places in the human body (the DragonFlex, developed at...
Following the 3rd 3DMed constortium meeting at University of Oxford on 11 October 2019, the 4th consortium meeting was held online on 24 September 2020. It turned out to be a great success, as it served the primary purpose of the meeting, i.e., to report...
The aim of this work package is to enable the production and validation of patient-specific prosthetic and orthotic devices with complex functionality. The current manufacturing of prosthetic and orthotic devices requires extensive specialized manual labour. Moulding of the device is done directly onto the patient,...
The Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials group (PBM group, Ghent, Belgium) has been developing novel, photocrosslinkable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), so-called Acrylate-endcapped Urethane-based PCL (AUP-PCL). AUP-PCLs are a class of biocompatible polymers that degrade thereby forming caproic acid, which can be readily resorbed. Via alteration of the crosslink...
The group of Mechanics of Materials and Structures of Ghent University is involved in WP1 and WP4 of the 3DMED project. Our main responsibility is to develop FE models for trunk orthotics, in particular for scoliosis braces. Scoliosis brace are orthotic devices used to stabilize...
3DMed kindly invites you to a conference highlighting the potential of Additive Manufacturing for Medical applications. The event gives an overview of the current state of affairs, practical cases and a sneak preview of the (near) future. Additive Manufacturing is well-established in the medical field –...