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3D-Printed Prosthetics Roll Off the Presses

On The Horizon

May

2014

Sujata K. Bhatia, MD, PhD, P.E., Shruti Sharma

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From implant design to scaffold development and prosthetic construction, 3D printing offers unique solutions for complex problems in the biomedical sciences.

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3D-Printed Prosthetics Roll Off the Presses

From implant design to scaffold development and prosthetic construction, 3D printing offers unique solutions for complex problems in the biomedical sciences.

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