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Reconstruction of a Jawbone Using 3D Virtual Planning and Customized Guides

Radhika Dhuru
January 19, 2016
Reconstruction of a Jawbone Using 3D Virtual Planning and Customized Guides

A few years ago, Tan Seng Yam developed a swelling near his jaw. Dentists and doctors assured him that it didn’t seem to be critical, so Seng Yam wasn’t worried—yet. But then it kept growing, for the next five to seven years. That’s a long time to live with discomfort, and eventually it worsened to the point that Seng Yam was unable to eat. That’s when he consulted a specialist, who recognized that the condition was in fact serious: the swelling was the result of a tumor in Seng Yam’s jawbone.

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3D-Printed Hip Joint Held in Place with Stem Cells

Liesbeth Kemel
January 18, 2016
3D-Printed Hip Joint Held in Place with Stem Cells

After six hip replacements left her pelvis bone in fragile condition, 71-year old Meryl Richards was in great pain after her left leg pushed through her pelvis bone and caused the leg to be two inches shorter than the other. Soon she would be wheelchair-bound forever, after having walked with crutches and sticks for years. Fortunately, surgeons at the Southampton General Hospital, UK, implanted a 3D-printed hip joint, held it in place with the patient's own stem cells - an unprecedented approach.

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Can 3D-Printed Models Enhance Patient Communication?

Sandrine Debecker
January 14, 2016
Can 3D-Printed Models Enhance Patient Communication?

A research team from the Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London and the Cardiorespiratory Division of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London performed a study on the feasibility of using 3D-printed models in clinical practice.

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Mimics Helps Investigate Middle Pleistocene Murder

Radhika Dhuru
September 29, 2015
Mimics Helps Investigate Middle Pleistocene Murder

How ancient is the act of murder? Thanks to a recently-discovered skull in Spain, we know it’s at least 430,000 years old. Materialise software Mimics Innovation Suite, used by researchers at the Centro Mixto UCM-ISCIII de Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos, is helping uncover one of the oldest crime mysteries in human history: what killed the young adult now known to us as specimen Cr-17?

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The Mimics Innovation Suite Is Helping Researchers Study Hagfish Slime!

Radhika Dhuru
September 21, 2015
The Mimics Innovation Suite Is Helping Researchers Study Hagfish Slime!

Ever been fascinated by hagfish slime? No? You should be. This extraordinary goop can leave aquatic predators fumbling to detach themselves while the slippery hagfish makes a getaway, and also contains protein threads of remarkable strength comparable to that of spider silks. With those material properties, the substance could help develop a sustainable resource that could save our ecosystem: and our software program Mimics is helping researchers find out how the humble hagfish produces such a super-material on short notice.

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Phoenix Children’s Hospital Runs 3D Printing Project for Patients

Liesbeth Kemel
July 27, 2015
Phoenix Children’s Hospital Runs 3D Printing Project for Patients

Thanks to major efforts from the Patient and Family Alumni Leadership fundraising group (PALs), Phoenix Children’s Hospital is now 3D printing models for patients as a souvenir of their troublesome medical past, either to cherish as a memento or destroy as a way of coping.

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A Medical First: Sea Turtle Receives 3D-Printed Beak Implant after Collision with a Propeller

Liesbeth Kemel
June 09, 2015
A Medical First: Sea Turtle Receives 3D-Printed Beak Implant after Collision with a Propeller

After being severely hit by a boat propeller, a 45-kg sea turtle lost two-thirds of its upper and lower jaw. A Turkish animal rescue team found the wounded turtle floating in the sea, without any sign of life, and carried it to the Dalyan Iztuzu Pamukkale University (PAU), Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. Due to a gaping hole near its mouth, as well as the extent of the stress trauma, the turtle was unable to eat or swim on its own. The turtle was fed by hand for an extended period of time and incrementally regained its health. To ensure the sea turtle’s return to its natural habitat, volunteers from Dalyan started to look for a solution to reconstruct the chopped- off beak. The volunteers eventually contacted Turkish 3D printing service provider BTech Innovation to customize a 3D-printed custom jaw implant.

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Meet the Newest Version of the Mimics Innovation Suite - the Software Behind Our Most Touching Stories!

Liesbeth Kemel
June 03, 2015
Meet the Newest Version of the Mimics Innovation Suite - the Software Behind Our Most Touching Stories!

As we’ve already announced, this year Materialise is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In these past 25 years, the Mimics Innovation Suite (Materialise’s software solutions for biomedical engineering) has helped engineers, doctors, implant designers and many others realize endless meaningful innovations. We recently reported on some astounding cases, like the separation of conjoined twins and the printing of a complex congenital heart model for a four-year-old girl.

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Paula Radcliffe’s Secret Weapon for the London Marathon – 3D Printing

Vanessa Palsenbarg
April 30, 2015
Paula Radcliffe’s Secret Weapon for the London Marathon – 3D Printing

Last Sunday, around 37,500 runners crossed the finish line of the London Marathon, each of them with a story to tell. Among these, some had a very special story to tell, and a select few came with an extraordinary story that needs to be shared with the world…

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The World of 3D Printing Met at the Materialise World Conference

Elizabeth Boorman
April 29, 2015
The World of 3D Printing Met at the Materialise World Conference

The world’s leading thinkers and doers in the world of 3D Printing came together for the Materialise World Conference at the Square in Brussels last Thursday and Friday. From industrial, to biomedical, to clinical, to consumer applications, over 1,000 novices and experts gathered to exchange their work, ideas and knowledge about software, engineering, design, and more.

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