A combined additive layer manufacturing / indirect replication method to prototype 3D vascular-like structures of soft tissue and endocrine organs: A combined additive layer manufacturing (ALM)/ indirect replication method to prototype 3D vascular-like structures of soft tissue and endocrine organs is presented in this paper

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Bassoli, E ^a   Denti, L ^a   Gatto, A ^a   Spaletta, G ^b   Paderno, A ^c   Zini, N ^d   Parrilli, A ^d   Giardino, R ^d   Strusi, V ^e   Dallatana, D ^e   Mastrogiacomo, S ^e   Zamparelli, A ^e   Iafisco, M ^e   Toni, R ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c CINECA   (Italy)

^d RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

additive layer manufacturing; kidney; scaffolds; thyroid; tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; FRACTAL-LIKE; HUMAN KIDNEY; HUMAN THYROID; KIDNEY; LAYER MANUFACTURING; REPLICATION METHOD; SOFT TISSUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) STRUCTURES; THYROID; VASCULAR NETWORK; VASCULAR TREES;

ALGORITHMS; SCAFFOLDS; SYNTHETIC RESINS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 84859710735     PISSN: 17452759     EISSN: 17452767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2012.668701     Document Type: Article

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