The ability to 3D print a variety of healthcare-related products in deployment zones would greatly benefit the nation’s warfighters.

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A recent pilot program conducted by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in collaboration with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has shown that a 3D printer capable of biofabrication could expedite repair or perhaps replace damaged tissues for troops injured on the battlefield, an advancement that could potentially change the way care is provided to the nation’s deployed warfighters.

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The pilot program, called Fabrication in Austere Environments, or Fab AE, was developed by USU’s 4-Dimensional Bioprinting, Biofabrication, and Biomanufacturing Program (4D Bio 3 ). 4D Bio 3 is a federally-funded program to develop new technologies to support medical treatment and training solutions for warfighters. The Fab AE initiative sought to demonstrate whether 3D printers could be taken into a forward-deployed desert environment to fabricate medical […]

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