Virtual Prototyping & Bio Manufacturing in Medical Applications [electronic resource] / edited by Bopaya Bidanda, Paulo Brtolo.

Computer Assisted Cranioplasty -- Virtual Bone Surgery -- Medical Imaging Challenges Photogrammetry -- Computer Aided Tissue Engineering Scaffold Fabrication -- CAD Assembly Process for Bone Replacement Scaffolds in Computer-Aided Tissue Engineering -- Computational Design and Simulation of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds -- Virtual Prototyping of Biomanufacturing in Medical Applications -- Advanced Processes to Fabricate Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering -- Rapid Prototyping to Produce POROUS SCAFFOLDS WITH CONTROLLED ARCHITECTURE for Possible use in Bone Tissue Engineering -- Laser Printing Cells -- Selective Laser Sintering of Polymers and Polymer-Ceramic Composites -- Design, Fabrication and Physical Characterization of Scaffolds Made from Biodegradable Synthetic Polymers in combination with RP Systems based on Melt Extrusion.

Virtual and physical prototyping is rapidly emerging as an active research area that integrates fundamental principles of engineering with a view towards solving complex problems in the human body in a medical environment. Preliminary research results show significant potential in effecting major breakthroughs ranging from a reduction in the number of corrective surgeries needed to the scientific miracle of generating tissue growth. Virtual & Physical prototyping can broadly be divided into three categories: Modeling, Manufacturing, and Materials. Virtual Prototyping & Bio Manufacturing in Medical Applications focuses primarily on the modeling and manufacturing in the field. The principles utilized draw heavily from the more traditional engineering fields including mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, civil engineering (structures), electrical engineering and bio engineering. Written for researchers, professionals, engineers and academics seeking a comprehensive overview of virtual prototyping and rapid prototyping, Virtual Prototyping & Bio Manufacturing in Medical Applications, discusses in detail applications related to surgery, medical imaging, tissue engineering, bone replacement, and more.

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