3D and 4D Printing in Digital Healthcare
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a digital manufacturing system that is transforming pharmaceutical production by empowering patients to play an active role in the treatment process. Along with its dynamic form, namely, four-dimensional (4D) printing, this technology can challenge boundaries across industries. Within healthcare, their digital features make them well suited for designing and formulating countless drug products with properties personalised to the needs and preferences of individual patients. Although not fully embraced, it has been predicted that 3D printing would work in synchronisation with other cyber technologies, giving rise to a modern healthcare era based on continuous patient care. This book chapter will summarise the history of 3D and 4D printing and provide an insight on their use for personalised medicine. This will be followed by a futuristic vision of its role in a modern digital healthcare model.
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| Additional information | © 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is the accepted manuscript version of a book chapter which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34119-9_1 |
| Keywords | digitised health and industry 4.0, pharmacy or pharma 4.0, additive manufacturing, tailored dosage forms and medications, personalized drug products, biomedical engineering and medical devices, 3d-printed formulations, tailored therapeutics and precision medicine, on-demand dispensing and drug manufacturing, patient-centred smart health, medical care |
| Date Deposited | 15 May 2025 16:49 |
| Last Modified | 30 May 2025 23:19 |
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