05 Jan WP5 3D printed surgical instruments
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...
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05 Jan The 4th 3DMed consortium meeting went virtual!
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...
17 Jul 3DMed WP4: Patient-specific 3D printed prosthetic and orthotic devices
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...
15 Jul Additive manufacturing of polymer-ceramic composites
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...
13 Jul Set of FE models for trunk orthotics
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...
25 Mar 3DMed consortium conference on 22 October 2020
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...