3D printing in healthcare, January 2014
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This document discusses 3D printing and its applications in medical libraries. It begins by explaining what 3D printing is and how it works. It then explores the various materials that can be 3D printed, including plastics, metals, electronics, proteins and living cells. Examples are given of how 3D printing is used for medical purposes such as surgical modeling, implants, prosthetics and transplants. The document also discusses emerging applications like bioprinting and 4D printing. It considers some of the challenges and opportunities 3D printing presents for medical libraries.
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- 1. 3D PRINTING & MEDICAL LIBRARIES Wednesday, January 15, 14 PF Anderson, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan December 12, 2013
- 2. WHAT IS 3D PRINTING? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/2432400623/ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_bricks.jpg Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 3. Printers can print in 2D ... Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 5. Think of 3d printing as nano-Legos set by inkjet robots ... Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 6. Living tissue?!!! ... in different types of materials http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 7. Emerging materials in bio-printing: Riboflavin http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-narayan-riboflavin/ Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 8. 3d (plastic, metals, electronics, proteins, cells) Bioprinting/biofabrication Hybrid printing 4d (self-assembling, ‘kinematics’), chains/modular http://www.ted.com/talks/skylar_tibbits_the_emergence_of_4d_printing.html Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 9. BUT IS IT ALL JUST HYPE? Wednesday, January 15, 14
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- 12. WHERE ARE WE NOW? http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 13. ("3d printing"[TIAB] OR "3D printer"[TIAB] OR "3D print"[TIAB]) OR ("three-dimensional printing"[TIAB] OR "three-dimensional printer"[TIAB] OR "threedimensional print"[TIAB]) OR ("biofabrication"[TIAB] OR "biofabricated"[TIAB] OR biofab[TIAB]) OR ("bioprinting"[MeSH Terms] OR bioprinting[TIAB] OR bioprinter[TIAB] OR bioprint[TIAB]) OR ("additive manufacturing"[TIAB] OR "additive manufacture"[TIAB]) OR "hybrid printing"[TIAB] OR ("printing"[MeSH Terms] AND "tissue engineering"[MeSH Terms]) Wednesday, January 15, 14
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- 18. 3D-Printing and Facial Prostheses “6 Year Old Mongolian Boy Gets 3D Printed Nose Transplant” “Cancer left Eric with half his face missing and unable to eat or drink. Now surgeons have made him a new face using a 3D PRINTER” http://www.3dprinter.net/3d-printed-nose | http://www.3dprinter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/korean-boy-3d-printed-nose-2.jpg | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ article-2304637/Surgeon-uses-3D-printing-technology-make-cancer-patient-new-face.html Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 19. • • Wednesday, January 15, 14 “The first advantage is you get something in the exact shape of the defect you’re trying to replace,” Shakeshaff says. “More subtly, you have the ability to organize where the cells go within the scaffold,” which leads to better blood vessel formation and ultimately better bone formation. <http://www.forbes.com/ sites/ptc/2013/10/31/the-next-bigthing-in-medicine-3d-printed-bones/> “Most incredibly, though, these adorable mini kidneys are able to function in exactly the same ways as their real, human-bred counterpart— they can break down toxins, metabolize, and secrete fluid.” <http://gizmodo.com/scientists-cannow-3d-print-transplantable-livingkidn-1120783047> • ““This opens the door to a much wider range of biocompatible implant materials, which can be used to develop customized implant designs using 3-D printing technology” <http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wmsnarayan-riboflavin/> • “Printing a whole heart or a whole bladder is glamorous and exciting,” he said. “But cartilage might be the low-hanging fruit to get 3-D printing into the clinic.” <http:// www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/ science/next-out-of-the-printer-livingtissue.html?_r=0>
- 20. Sensors, biologicals, and more ... Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 21. “All three 2013 James Dyson Awards went to 3D printed projects” 3rd Place: Cortex 2nd Place: Handie 1st Place: Titan Arm http://www.3dprinter.net/all-three-2013-james-dyson-awards-went-to-3d-printed-projects | http:// www.jamesdysonaward.org/Default.aspx Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 22. Interactive real-time 3D printing during surgery? BioPen to rewrite orthopaedic implants surgery: http://media.uow.edu.au/news/UOW162803.html Wednesday, January 15, 14
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- 37. WHAT CAN LIBRARIES DO? http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf Wednesday, January 15, 14
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- 42. FAQ Liability & 3D Printed Guns http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/5042267058/ Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 43. What if someone prints a GUN on the LIBRARY’s 3D printer? OMG! Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 44. 1. Easier said than done Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 45. 2. Not exactly a safe idea http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/australian-police-warn-3-d-printed-gun-failures Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 46. Before After 2. Not exactly a safe idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 47. 2. Not exactly a safe idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g Wednesday, January 15, 14
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- 49. 3. There are much easier alternatives. http://www.motherjones.com/ politics/2013/05/ak-47-semiautomatic-rifle-building-party Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 50. 4. Libraries are experienced with liability Wednesday, January 15, 14
- 51. CONTACT Twitter: @pfanderson OR pfa@umich.edu Wednesday, January 15, 14