3D printing is applicable in various fields. The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students in relation to the use of 3D printing. A questionnaire was developed including questions about demographics, the students’ knowledge about, and the student’s attitude towards the 3D printing technology. Descriptive statistics and correlations were examined. The average knowledge score was 2.6 out of 6 and the perception score was 7.7 out of 10. Only gender was found to be related with 3D printing knowledge. Gender, age, and educational level were related with students’ attitude towards 3D printing.

3D Printing has a wide range of technologies and applications used in healthcare. In this work, a thorough literature review, concerning the last decade, was conducted in major bibliographic databases. The aim is to report the main applications and materials used in healthcare. In addition, this work tries to identify possible health issues due to particles emissions made by the 3D printing materials.