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3D Printed Ovaries
Forbes Reported that Northwestern University presented the Endocrine Society with their
results of 3D-Printed prosthetic ovaries in mice. The prosthetic ovaries were able to
conceive and bear living young. The 3d-Printed implants were created with human applications
in mind. And the team behind it hopes that one day they’ll restore fertility and hormone
function to women who suffer from side effects of cancer treatments and genetically reduced
ovarian function.
Scultptible 3D Printing Filament. It’s like PLAYDoH and 3D Printing
made a baby!!! with 3D printed ovaries! Adam Beane Industries announced back in December that they’ll be releasing
a line of sculptable filament later this year that remains moldable after printing. The
idea is based behind the companies Cx5 and Cx5s line of sculpting material that allows
for sculpting after cooling. The company stresses that Cx5 and Cx5s materials are NOT final
materials and all sculptures should be molded and then cast in your material of choice.
The sculptable filament will be available for Desktop FFF 3D printers and will be released
later this year.
Massachusetts based company - Voxel8 has figured out how to 3D print with embedding electronics
and Conductive Ink. The Voxel8 printer is designed to pause automatically to allow for
the addition of electronic components. Then the printer prints the conductive ink traces
that connect those components. They’ve worked with Autodesk to help with the layout of design
and electronics. These printers are available on the Voxel8 website for Developer’s Kit
and Standard Printer preorder which will ship later this year.
z3DLab - Titanium Ceramic
French company Z3DLab has created titanium-ceramic printing powder.
The powder is called ZTi-Powder and is to be used
in SLM printing -(Selective Laser Melting). Fuzed with Titanium and zirconia the material
is believed to eliminate allergies that are usually triggered by Titanium implants. Opening
the door for dental implants, prosthesis, plates, stables, screws, and more within in
the medical field.
3D Printed Robots
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have developed a 3D printing
technique that prints solids and liquids. Motivated to create printable hydraulics and
step closer to rapid fabrication of functional machines the team developed an 8 part inkjet
head that deposits multiple materials for complex pre-filled fluidic channels. To demonstrate
this they printed a six-inch hexapod robot that took 22 hours to print. It moves using
a 3D printing hydraulic system and dc motor. The team has also printed a silicone-rubber
hand for MIT’s Baxter Robot that uses liquid to move the fingers.
3D Printing Shoes
The New Balance Zante Generate is the 1st 3d Printed running sneaker to be
made commercially available - but there’s a catch. Only 44 pairs will be printed making
these sneakers limited addition and $400. As a collaboration with 3D systems the shoes
will be included in the 3D printed shoe technology with Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour. While
3d Printing shoes is too slow and too expensive for mass production - it’s believed 3d Printing
shoes will be something of the future.
3D Printed Casts
Mexican start up Mediprint has created the Novacast to hopefully replace how we treat
broken bones. These colorful casts are water proof, x-ray compatible,
don't absorb sweat
and allow for air flow and skin access for those pesky itches.
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