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Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare

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  • Marisela Rodriguez-Salvador

    (Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico))

  • Leonardo Azael Garcia-Garcia

    (Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias, Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico))

Abstract

The presence of additive manufacturing (AM), in particular 3D printing, is relatively young, but dynamic field that is changing the face of many sectors. Additive production technologies provide wide opportunities for the creation of complex and personalized products and the reduction of time, labor, and other expenses. This paper will focus on AM in healthcare and identify the main areas for its application and the most popular materials. The period under analysis is from January 2005 to April 2015. The analysis involved an iterative search to establish the best queries for retrieving data and a patent analysis. The obtained results were assessed by experts in the field. Through this research, three main applications were identified with dental prosthetics being the most prolific. A wide range of materials were identified, where plastics predominate. Polyethylene was most frequently patented for vascular grafts and tendon replacements, while ceramics were found to be the most useful material for dental applications. Only a few patents disclosed the use of metals, titanium being the most prevalent. This research provides valuable insights for the advancement of additive manufacturing in healthcare applications.

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  • Marisela Rodriguez-Salvador & Leonardo Azael Garcia-Garcia, 2018. "Additive Manufacturing in Healthcare," Foresight and STI Governance (Foresight-Russia till No. 3/2015), National Research University Higher School of Economics, vol. 12(1), pages 47-55.
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    Keywords

    3D printing; additive manufacturing; materials; healthcare; dental; vascular graft; patent analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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