3D Printing: Application in Medical Surgery E-Book

Download or read book 3D Printing: Application in Medical Surgery E-Book written by Georgios Tsoulfas and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent advances and technologies in 3D printing have improved and expanded applications for surgery, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology. In this concise new title, Drs. Georgios Tsoulfas, Petros I. Bangeas, and Jasjit S. Suri synthesize state-of-the-art information on 3D printing and provide guidance on the optimal application in today's surgical practice, from evaluation of the technology to virtual reality and future opportunities. - Discusses challenges, opportunities, and limitations of 3D printing in the field of surgery. - Covers patient and surgical education, ethics and intellectual property, quality and safety, 3D printing as it relates to nanotechnology, tissue engineering, virtual augmented reality, and more. - Consolidates today's available information on this burgeoning topic into a single convenient resource.