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Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries
The advent of 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology has facilitated the creation of customized objects. The lack of regulation in developing countries renders conventional means of addressing various healthcare issues challenging. 3D printing may provide a venue for addressing many of these concern...
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26301132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000298 |
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author | Ibrahim, Ahmed M. S. Jose, Rod R. Rabie, Amr N. Gerstle, Theodore L. Lee, Bernard T. Lin, Samuel J. |
author_facet | Ibrahim, Ahmed M. S. Jose, Rod R. Rabie, Amr N. Gerstle, Theodore L. Lee, Bernard T. Lin, Samuel J. |
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description | The advent of 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology has facilitated the creation of customized objects. The lack of regulation in developing countries renders conventional means of addressing various healthcare issues challenging. 3D printing may provide a venue for addressing many of these concerns in an inexpensive and easily accessible fashion. These may potentially include the production of basic medical supplies, vaccination beads, laboratory equipment, and prosthetic limbs. As this technology continues to improve and prices are reduced, 3D printing has the potential ability to promote initiatives across the entire developing world, resulting in improved surgical care and providing a higher quality of healthcare to its residents. |
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spelling | pubmed-45276172015-08-21 Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries Ibrahim, Ahmed M. S. Jose, Rod R. Rabie, Amr N. Gerstle, Theodore L. Lee, Bernard T. Lin, Samuel J. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Special Topic The advent of 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology has facilitated the creation of customized objects. The lack of regulation in developing countries renders conventional means of addressing various healthcare issues challenging. 3D printing may provide a venue for addressing many of these concerns in an inexpensive and easily accessible fashion. These may potentially include the production of basic medical supplies, vaccination beads, laboratory equipment, and prosthetic limbs. As this technology continues to improve and prices are reduced, 3D printing has the potential ability to promote initiatives across the entire developing world, resulting in improved surgical care and providing a higher quality of healthcare to its residents. Wolters Kluwer Health 2015-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4527617/ /pubmed/26301132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000298 Text en Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License, where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. |
spellingShingle | Special Topic Ibrahim, Ahmed M. S. Jose, Rod R. Rabie, Amr N. Gerstle, Theodore L. Lee, Bernard T. Lin, Samuel J. Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title | Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title_full | Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title_fullStr | Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title_full_unstemmed | Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title_short | Three-dimensional Printing in Developing Countries |
title_sort | three-dimensional printing in developing countries |
topic | Special Topic |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26301132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000298 |
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