Chapter 17

Recent Innovations in Additive Manufacturing Across Industries: 3D Printed Products and FDA's Perspectives

Brett Rust

Brett Rust

3D Printing Engineering (3DPE), Sussex Innovation Centre, Science Park Square, Falmer, BN1 9SB UK

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Olga Tsaponina

Olga Tsaponina

University of Sussex, School of Life Sciences, Department of Pharmacy/Chemistry, John Maynard Smith (JMS) Building, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ UK

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Mohammed Maniruzzaman

Mohammed Maniruzzaman

University of Sussex, School of Life Sciences, Department of Pharmacy/Chemistry, John Maynard Smith (JMS) Building, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ UK

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First published: 14 December 2018
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Summary

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process in which layers of material are combined to produce a three-dimensional object. This chapter explains the methods currently employed in the industry today to fabricate 3D objects via 3D printing followed by regulatory aspects. It presents a brief introduction to the most commonly used forms of 3D printing with a particular focus on the practical applications. The fused deposition modeling works by depositing layers of material filament via extrusion through a nozzle onto a flat printing bed. Stereolithography and digital light processing use photopolymerization by light to cure liquid resin forming polymers. Selective laser sintering forms 3D objects in a chamber of powder where the print layers are fused together by the heat from a high-powered laser. Medical devices manufactured by 3D printing technology, such as medical objects produced by any other technology, are subject to regulation by the US Food and Drug Administration.

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