While 3D-printing has allowed for the fabrication of materials that can customize certain types of prosthetics and other devices for medical use, typically they are made out of rigid materials, which ...

3D printing has enabled the production of medical devices tailored to a patient's needs but, often, they are made using solid and inflexible materials. As a result, these devices restrict movement; ...

Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing. However, these ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed pliable 3D-printed mesh materials for medical applications such as knee and ankle braces. The flexibility and ...

Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing. However, these ...

Conventional textiles made of woven threads are highly useful materials. [Sara Alvarez] has had some success creating fabric-like materials through 3D printing, and though they’re not identical, they ...

MIT engineers have designed pliable, 3D-printed meshes that can be adjusted in terms of flexibility and toughness so they can emulate and support soft tissues such as muscles and tendons. The ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed pliable 3D-printed mesh materials for medical applications such as knee and ankle braces. The flexibility and ...