Pharmaceuticals Articles

The uses and prospects for 3D printing in pharmacology

Alina Dvoretskaya describes how 3D technologies are used in pharmacology and the benefits these offer to the healthcare industry. Three-dimensional (3D) technology is considered one of the promising areas of medicine. The world has already seen printed anatomical...

Reimagining Healthcare With 3D Printing

One of the highlights of the 3DHEALS 2020 virtual conference on June 6 and 7, 2020 was a keynote from Sam Onukuri, senior fellow at Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing. He explained how Johnson & Johnson is leveraging 3D printing technology to transform design,...

Improving Medication Delivery Boluses with an iPhone & Desktop 3D Printer

Chinese researchers Dehua Kang, Bin Wang, Yinglin Peng, Xiaowei Liu, and Xiaowu Deng examine methods for improving the bolus, releasing the details of their recent study in ‘ Low-Cost iPhone-Assisted Processing to Obtain Radiotherapy Bolus Using Optical Surface...

3D printed drugs could be a godsend for those on multiple pills a day – and potentially life-saving

As the population ages and rates of chronic disease rise, an increasing number of people are taking multiple pills for several conditions, often at different times throughout the day. . Taking the right pill at the right time can be a hassle and potentially dangerous...