Additive Manufacturing for Fabrication of Point-of-Care Therapies in Austere Environments
CONCLUSION: The current and future challenges of prolonged field care need to be addressed with new techniques, training, and technology. Ruggedized, deployable 3D printers allow for the direct fabrication of medical tools, supplies, and biological solutions for austere use. Delivery of packages can vary, and attention to routes and location is key, especially for transit of time-sensitive perishable supplies such as live cells. The significance of this study provides the real possibility to 3D print "just-in-time" medical solutions tailored to the need of an individual service member in any environment. This is a potentially exciting opportunity to bring critical products to the war front.PMID:36734042 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad007
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jason Barnhill Joel D Gaston Paul I Deffenbaugh Linzie Wagner Peter C Liacouras Vincent B Ho Source Type: research
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