TY - CHAP
T1 - Fused deposition modelling
T2 - Advances in engineering and medicine
AU - Awad, Atheer
AU - Gaisford, Simon
AU - Basit, Abdul W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is a material extrusion process that utilises thermoplastic polymers to construct objects in an additive manner. This singular platform offers new prospects for the fields of engineering and medicine, making it a widely applicable 3D printing technology. As such, FDM has multitude applications ranging from prototyping and consumer products to industrial processing. Known for its low cost, diversity, portability and simplicity, this technology has the potential to revolutionise the field of medicine by providing means to introduce innovative concepts, including dual printing and contemporaneous forms of drug delivery systems. Its ability to precisely design and fabricate novel structures allows more control over drug performance, enhancing the quality of treatment and avoiding constraints often imposed by conventional manufacturing processes. This chapter overviews the current industrial advancements of the FDM technology in engineering and medicine, discussing the potential advantages of implementing this technique in pharmaceutical production and providing an insight on its current limitations.
AB - Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is a material extrusion process that utilises thermoplastic polymers to construct objects in an additive manner. This singular platform offers new prospects for the fields of engineering and medicine, making it a widely applicable 3D printing technology. As such, FDM has multitude applications ranging from prototyping and consumer products to industrial processing. Known for its low cost, diversity, portability and simplicity, this technology has the potential to revolutionise the field of medicine by providing means to introduce innovative concepts, including dual printing and contemporaneous forms of drug delivery systems. Its ability to precisely design and fabricate novel structures allows more control over drug performance, enhancing the quality of treatment and avoiding constraints often imposed by conventional manufacturing processes. This chapter overviews the current industrial advancements of the FDM technology in engineering and medicine, discussing the potential advantages of implementing this technique in pharmaceutical production and providing an insight on its current limitations.
KW - Digital pharmacy
KW - Drug delivery systems
KW - Fused deposition modeling
KW - Fused filament fabrication
KW - Personalized healthcare
KW - Three-dimensional printing
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-90755-0_6
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-90755-0_6
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85081150161
T3 - AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series
SP - 107
EP - 132
BT - AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series
PB - Springer Nature Link
ER -