Fabricating auricular prostheses based on rapid prototyping and the FreeForm modelling system

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 873-878

  Huang, X ^a   Ye, M ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Wang, C ^a   Jiao, T ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography (CT); Ear prosthesis; FreeForm modelling system; Rapid prototyping (RP); Silicone mould

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FABRICATION; PROSTHETICS; SILICONES;

EAR PROSTHESIS; FREEFORM MODELLING SYSTEM; SILICONE MOULDS;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 10844278285     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1814-8     Document Type: Article

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