In an interdisciplinary study has described the potential of combining artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision in 3D-printers to advanced the field of precision body implants.

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The study’s author, Professor Dietmar Hutmacher, said implants and medical devices such as scaffolds can now be made with 3D printing that are custom and patient specific.

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“In contrast, implants and devices produced through traditional manufacturing methods are usually in standard sizes,” Hutmacher said. “However, we have several technical challenges to overcome before 3D printing transforms the advanced manufacturing of implants and medical devices. “Commercially available 3D printers generally offer only high-speed, high-precision, or medical grade biomaterials and rarely do they offer all three. “This limits their suitability as a manufacturing platform for medical devices such as biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering. The addition of AI and machine vision to 3D printing changes this paradigm.” Hutmacher worked in collaboration with Professor Paul Dalton from Oregon University to bring the benefits of 3D printing to a range […]

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