Presented as webinars for the NNLM MAR and NNLM SCR regions.

1. 3D
PRINTING
&
MEDICAL
LIBRARIES
Wednesday, December 11, 13
PF Anderson,
Emerging
Technologies
Librarian,
Taubman Health
Sciences
Library,
University of
Michigan
December 12,
2013

2. WHAT IS 3D PRINTING?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/2432400623/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_bricks.jpg
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3. Printers can print in 2D ...
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4. ... or 3D.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cutecoder/2161736692/sizes/z/
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5. Think of 3d printing as nano-Legos set by inkjet robots ...
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6. Living
tissue?!!!
... in different types of materials
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
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7. Emerging materials in bio-printing: Riboflavin
http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-narayan-riboflavin/
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8. 3d (plastic, metals, electronics, proteins, cells)
Bioprinting/biofabrication
Hybrid printing
4d (self-assembling, ‘kinematics’), chains/modular
http://www.ted.com/talks/skylar_tibbits_the_emergence_of_4d_printing.html
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9. BUT IS IT ALL JUST HYPE?
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10. HISTORY
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12. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
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13. ("3d printing"[TIAB] OR
"3D printer"[TIAB] OR
"3D print"[TIAB]) OR
("three-dimensional
printing"[TIAB] OR
"three-dimensional
printer"[TIAB] OR "threedimensional print"[TIAB])
OR
("biofabrication"[TIAB]
OR "biofabricated"[TIAB]
OR biofab[TIAB]) OR
("bioprinting"[MeSH
Terms] OR
bioprinting[TIAB] OR
bioprinter[TIAB] OR
bioprint[TIAB]) OR
("additive
manufacturing"[TIAB] OR
"additive
manufacture"[TIAB]) OR
"hybrid printing"[TIAB]
OR ("printing"[MeSH
Terms] AND "tissue
engineering"[MeSH
Terms])
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16. EXAMPLES
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17. Presurgicalmodeling
Implants
Transplants
Prosthetics
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18. 3D-Printing and Facial Prostheses
“6 Year Old Mongolian Boy Gets 3D Printed Nose Transplant”
“Cancer left Eric with half his face missing and unable to eat or drink. Now
surgeons have made him a new face using a 3D PRINTER”
http://www.3dprinter.net/3d-printed-nose |
http://www.3dprinter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/korean-boy-3d-printed-nose-2.jpg | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/
article-2304637/Surgeon-uses-3D-printing-technology-make-cancer-patient-new-face.html
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“The first advantage is you get
something in the exact shape of the
defect you’re trying to replace,”
Shakeshaff says. “More subtly, you
have the ability to organize where
the cells go within the scaffold,”
which leads to better blood vessel
formation and ultimately better bone
formation. <http://www.forbes.com/
sites/ptc/2013/10/31/the-next-bigthing-in-medicine-3d-printed-bones/>
“Most incredibly, though, these
adorable mini kidneys are able to
function in exactly the same ways as
their real, human-bred counterpart—
they can break down toxins,
metabolize, and secrete fluid.”
<http://gizmodo.com/scientists-cannow-3d-print-transplantable-livingkidn-1120783047>
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““This opens the door to a much
wider range of biocompatible implant
materials, which can be used to
develop customized implant designs
using 3-D printing technology”
<http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wmsnarayan-riboflavin/>
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“Printing a whole heart or a whole
bladder is glamorous and exciting,”
he said. “But cartilage might be the
low-hanging fruit to get 3-D printing
into the clinic.” <http://
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/
science/next-out-of-the-printer-livingtissue.html?_r=0>

20. Sensors, biologicals, and more ...
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21. “All three 2013 James Dyson Awards went
to 3D printed projects”
3rd Place: Cortex
2nd Place: Handie
1st Place: Titan Arm
http://www.3dprinter.net/all-three-2013-james-dyson-awards-went-to-3d-printed-projects | http://
www.jamesdysonaward.org/Default.aspx
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22. Interactive real-time 3D printing during surgery?
BioPen to rewrite orthopaedic implants surgery: http://media.uow.edu.au/news/UOW162803.html
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33. WHAT CAN LIBRARIES DO?
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
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38. FAQ
Liability & 3D Printed Guns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/5042267058/
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39. What if someone prints a GUN on the LIBRARY’s 3D printer?
OMG!
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40. 1. Easier said than done
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41. 2. Not exactly a safe idea
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/australian-police-warn-3-d-printed-gun-failures
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42. Before
After
2. Not exactly a safe idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g
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43. 2. Not exactly a safe idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g
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44. 3. There are much
easier alternatives.
http://www.motherjones.com/
politics/2013/05/ak-47-semiautomatic-rifle-building-party
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45. 4. Libraries are experienced with liability
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46. CONTACT
Twitter: @pfanderson
OR pfa@umich.edu
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