Using RP to promote collaborative design of customised medical implants

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-114

  Truscott, Michèle ^a   De Beer, Deon ^a   Vicatos, George ^b   Hosking, Keith ^c   Barnard, Ludrick ^a   Booysen, Gerrie ^a   Campbell, R Ian ^a,d  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Vincent Palotti Hospital   (South Africa)

^d LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical equipment; Medical scanners; New products; Product development; Rapid prototypes; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SCANNING; SOUTH AFRICA;

FREEFORM FABRICATION; MEDICAL INDUSTRY; MEDICAL SCANNERS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 34047163634     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540710736795     Document Type: Article

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