Smartphone-enabled 3D printing of medicines

To infinity and beyond: Strategies for fabricating medicines in outer space

“…Common vat photopolymerization printers use a single wavelength of light to photopolymerize resin in the vat layer-by-layer based on a pre-defined pattern. The light from a smartphone has also been shown to be suitable in serving as the centerpiece for compact 3D printers ( 3dnatives, 2017 ; Li et al, 2021 ; Xu et al, 2021c ). Advancements in these light-induced additive manufacturing techniques led to the creation of volumetric 3D printers, which can achieve higher resolutions and complex geometries in a matter of seconds ( de Beer et al, 2019 ; Loterie et al, 2020 ; Regehly et al, 2020 ; Rodríguez-Pombo et al, 2022 ).…”

Additive manufacturing technologies with emphasis on stereolithography 3D printing in pharmaceutical and medical applications: A review

“…Various personalized geometries of warfarin-loaded printlets were successfully fabricated (caplet, triangle, diamond, square, pentagon, torus, and gyroid lattices) and these showed sustained drug release. This system allows fabricating one's own medicines at home and during emergencies, in an economical way ( Xu et al, 2021d ).…”

Recent Trends in Advanced Photoinitiators for Vat Photopolymerization 3D Printing

“…At the same time, Goyanes et al reported another smartphone-enabled 3D printing system using the same Ru(bpy) 3 2+ photoinitiator. [53] Warfarin-loaded tablets of various sizes and tailored shapes were printed from PEGDA 575 with high dimensional precision, and sustained release characteristics were observed. This study expanded the scope of point-of-care manufacturing of personalized drug formulations.…”