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3D printed implants biotech and healthcare Medical devices can be long-term implants or temporary aids like catheters.
Using 3D parts for implants can help to facilitate healthy cell growth while preventing bacterial infections, a common issue with implants. Researchers working on 3D medical implants tend to focus on developing advanced biomaterials that resist infections. Their work aims to create surfaces that naturally discourage bacterial growth while promoting healthy tissue integration. This work not only addresses the immediate challenges of reducing implant infections but also sets a foundation for safer, more reliable medical treatments in the future.
learning, to build effective models of performance and provide mechanistic insights. The capability of BMF’s high- resolution and micro-precision technology, plus high throughput, makes micro-3D printing ideal for this application. The end goal is to develop new devices or to find new ways to manufacture existing devices that will improve patient care and recovery.
in situ, but this requires BMF’s technology to deliver structures with cell relevant features manufactured at the sizes needed. Alongside, researchers are
exploring how BMF’s technology can be used to create micro- architectures that can control and direct cell phenotype, with the aim of scaling up manufacturing of microparticles that can direct stem cells towards bone or other desired phenotypes. Once again, researchers are seeking the sweet spot between being able to manufacture with feature sizes that cells can respond to and at a scale where commercially viable production is achievable.
TOPOGRAPHIES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO IMMUNE ACCEPTANCE Device rejection is a significant healthcare problem, but researchers have found that physical surface
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patterns, or topographies, and the materials associated are significant contributing factors in immune acceptance for implantable medical devices. In the project focusing on devices that counter foreign body response, the research team is utilising BMF’s micro-3D printing technology to scale up findings and produce manufacturing- ready devices where materials and topologies are tested with semi- automated in vitro measurements.
USING MACHINE LEARNING TO COMPILE RELEVANT DATA In each of these projects, researchers aim to collect suites of relevant data that can be utilised by artificial intelligence, specifically machine
BMF’S HIGH PRECISION P SL TECHNOLOGY IS IDEAL BMF’s PµSL technology is ideal due to its high-precision, and the manufacturing process allows materials to retain their bio- instructive properties all the way through the production process. These projects will build on BMF’s established work with the University of Nottingham, and it’s an exciting advancement of the partnership to propel innovation across medtech and healthcare, enabling optimised device effectiveness across industries. n
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is a signficant healthcare problem but researchers have found that physical surface patterns or topographies, and the materials associated, are significant contributing factors
Last year the University of Nottingham’s centre for additiive manufacturing selected BMF as an advisor for its 3D printing project
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