Plastic surgeons at the Welsh centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery in Morriston Hospital are working with engineers and scientists to develop 3-D printed tissue - made from human cells – for the first time.

A combination of detailed CT imaging and 3-D printing technology has been used for the first time in the surgical planning for separation of conjoined twins, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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Picosun Oy, leading supplier of high end Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) thin film coating solutions for global industries, launches ALD equipment for production of high efficiency 3D-integrated trench capacitors.

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Premier vascular disease institute leverages accurate 3D printed anatomical model, dramatically reducing surgical risk for mother of three

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The first images of a collaboration between the University of Glasgow and the Digital Design Studio (DDS) at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to build a 3D Definitive Human were unveiled today as the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) joined the team involved in the project.

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A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.

A Palestinian-Canadian doctor has created a low-cost stethoscope using a 3-D printer, the first in a series of inventions he hopes will help alleviate medical supply shortages caused by an eight-year blockade on the Gaza Strip.

German-based company millDENT specialises in the manufacture of dental prostheses made of zirconium. Founder Akin Öztürk uses the DWX-50 milling machine from Roland DG in the manufacturing process. The 5-axes machine is ideal for milling crowns and bridges in zirconium, PMMA and wax. "The DWX-50 is compact, easy to operate and much less expensive than similar machines from other manufacturers," Öztürk says.