• The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China;
ZHUShaihong, Email: zhushaihong@medmail.com.cn
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is a collection of technologies based on the layer-by-layer manufacturing. Characterized by its direct manufacturing and rapidity, it has been regarded by the Economist Journal as one of the key techniques which will trigger the third industry reformation. The present article, beginning with a brief introduction of the history of AM and the process of its major technologies, focuses on the advantages and disadvantages and medical applications of the technique.

Citation: SONGZewen, WANGGuohui, GAOQin, ZHUShaihong. Additive Manufacturing and Its Medical Applications. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2015, 32(2): 485-488. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.20150088 Copy

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