Introduction to rapid prototyping of biomaterials

Rapid Prototyping of Biomaterials: Principles and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-15

  Chua, Chee Kai ^a   Leong, Kah Fai ^a   An, Jia ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Biofabrication; Rapid prototyping; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURE; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

3-D PRINTING; BIOFABRICATION; LAYER BY LAYER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT;

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 84904074940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097217.1     Document Type: Chapter

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