Medical Education Management ›› 2017, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (4): 323-326.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-045X.2017.04.019

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Application of 3D printing technology in medical science

Zhang Jianhao1, Wang Xieci2, Wu Wenfang3   

  1. 1. Clinical Medicine in 8-year Program, Class 3, Grade 2015, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; 2. College of Teacher Education, Sichuan University of Arts and Science, Dazhou, Sichuan 635000, China; 3. Experimental Teaching Center of Physical Science and Biomedical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2017-05-09 Online:2017-08-20
  • Contact: Wu Wenfang

Abstract: With the development of many technologies such as computer modeling and laminated printing, 3D printing technology has becoming increasingly active on the scientific stage. It serves as a subject-bounded technology and plays an irreplaceable role in the field of medical science. This article introduces the craft of 3D printing technology and printing material, emphatically explains the application of 3D printing technology to stomatology, hepatobiliary surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedics and medical education, and presents the bottleneck that 3D printing technology is facing at this stage.