Main description:

New technologies in 3D printing offer innovative capabilities in surgery, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology. This hot topic title synthesizes the most up-to-date information on 3D printing and provides guidance on the optimal application in today's surgical practice, from evaluation in the technology, patient education uses, to ethics and intellectual property, through to virtual reality and future opportunities.

Includes expert guidance on the challenges, opportunities, and limitations of 3D printing in the field of surgery.
Covers patient and surgical education, ethics and intellectual property, quality and safety, 3D printing as it relates to nanotechnology, tissue engineering, virtual augmented reality, and more.
Consolidates today's available information in this rapidly growing area into a single convenient resource.

Contents:

1.Introduction
2.The long and winding road from the film to the bedside
3.3D printing: Shedding light into the Surgical Education
4.3D Printing and Bioprinting: Ethical and Legal Issues
5.Quality and safety in medical 3D printing
6.Economics in 3D printing
7.3D printing and Liver Transplantation
8.3D printing in Cardiac surgery
9.3D printing in Vascular surgery
10.3D printing in orthopaedic Surgery
11.The role of 3D printing in ENT surgery
12.Challenges, Opportunities and limitations in 3D printing