Selective laser sintering technology for customized fabrication of facial prostheses

Powder bed generation in integrated modelling of additive layer manufacturing of orthopaedic implants

“…Moreover, the ability of SLS to manufacture anatomically shaped scaffolds with designed microstructure made of bioactive and bioresorbable composite materials at high filler loadings allows for fabrication of scaffolds with a high degree of geometric complexity and enables the direct conversion of the digital representation of any object into its physical realisation. The method also enables the development of patient and tissue-specific reconstruction strategies [6][7][8][9].…”

Introductory Chapter: Multi-Aspect Bibliographic Analysis of the Synergy of Technical, Biological and Medical Sciences Concerning Materials and Technologies Used for Medical and Dental Implantable Devices

“…Such technologies can be applied for various engineering materials, not only metals and alloys which are prepared, respectively, as powder or liquid, rolled material or thin fibres. Additive technologies have been widely used for fabricating diverse, customised elements applied in medicine, in particular, scaffolds with required porosity and strength with living cells implanted into an organism [225][226][227], models of implants and dental bridges [228][229][230], implants of individualised implants of the upper jaw bone, hip joint and skull fragments [231][232][233][234][235][236][237][238]. Considering the additive technologies applied most widely, the following have found their application for scaffold manufacturing, in implantology and prosthetics, i.e., electron beam melting (EBM) [222,[239][240][241][242][243], and also 3D printing for production of indirect models, although selective laser sintering/selective laser melting (SLS/SLM) and its technological variants offers broadest opportunities [220,222,[244][245][246][247][248][249][250][251][252][253], which was noted in discussing each group of materials.…”

Three-Dimensional Printing: A Novel Technology for Use in Oral and Maxillofacial Operations

“…There are reports of fabricating prosthetic nose [74,75], ears [76,77], eyes [78,79], and face [80,81], in the last 10 years. Literature indicates that better esthetic and functional outcomes are accomplished with the application of 3D printing in comparison to the traditional prosthetics ( Figure 6) [76,82].…”