Abstract:3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a technology that has existed since the 1980s. 3D printing can be applied to health in several ways: production of didactic material in the area of health, prostheses, surgical planning and with bioprinting of organs. There are several methodologies used for 3D printing applied to health, but basically they follow the process: idealization of the model, conversion of the file into STL, then G-Code and then printing and treatment of the printed object. The p… Show more
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