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3D Printing and Nanotechnology: A Multiscale Alliance in Personalized Medicine
Author(s) -
dos Santos Juliana,
Oliveira Rafaela S.,
Oliveira Thayse V.,
Velho Maiara C.,
Konrad Martina V.,
da Silva Guilherme S.,
Deon Monique,
Beck Ruy C. R.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.202009691
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , 3d printing , materials science , drug delivery , extrusion , regenerative medicine , nanomedicine , nanomaterials , nanoparticle , chemistry , biochemistry , metallurgy , composite material , cell
3D printing and nanotechnology have been two important tools in the development of therapeutic approaches for personalized medicine. More recently, their alliance has been improved in an effort to build innovative, versatile, multifunctional, and/or smart medical and pharmaceutical products. Therefore, an extensive review about scientific studies that ally 3D printing and nanomaterials in the development of new approaches for pharmaceutical and medical applications for the treatment and prevention of diseases is presented here. The articles are classified into five categories according to their main application: Cell growth and tissue engineering, antimicrobial, drug delivery, stimulus‐response, and theranostics. Semisolid extrusion, inorganic nanoparticles, and cell growth and tissue engineering are the most reported 3D printing technique, type of nanomaterial, and application, respectively. The increase in papers dedicated to these areas is also notable, especially in the 2019 and 2020, when semisolid extrusion became the most used technique, overcoming fused deposition modelling. In fact, this review highlights that the possibility of an alliance between 3D printing and nanotechnology for the production of multiscale materials is undoubtedly a great opportunity for knowledge and innovation in the pharmaceutical and medical area.