Advanced Additive Manufacturing

at The University Of Sheffield

Prof. Neil Hopkinson

Healthcare Activities and Opportunities

Healthcare Activities and Opportunities

What is Additive Manufacturing (AM)? AM activities at the University of Sheffield Potential applications for AM in Healthcare

What is Additive Manufacturing?

• Think of printing a document from your computer • Replace your document with a 3D model of a

physical artefact

James Brennan-Craddock, Loughborough University

What is Additive Manufacturing?

• Create the artefact layer by layer using one of a number of different processes

James Brennan-Craddock, Loughborough University

What is Additive Manufacturing?

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What is Additive Manufacturing?

Source:

Hopkinson et al, Rapid

Manufacturing: an industrial

revolution for the digital age

(Wiley Publishers)

AdAM activities at the University of Sheffield

Metal powders Polymer powders

AdAM activities at the University of Sheffield

Inkjet Laser curing

AdAM activities at the University of Sheffield

Dental Design

Potential applications for AM in Healthcare

Tissue engineering: - Micro-stereolithography (neural, corneal)

Potential applications for AM in Healthcare

Tissue engineering: - inkjet printing (burns/organ transplant)

Potential applications for AM in Healthcare

Orthotic/Prosthetic devices/implants - metal sintering/melting

http://www.arcam.com

Potential applications for AM in Healthcare

Orthotic/Prosthetic devices/implants - Polymer sintering

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