Open AccessTransfiguring Healthcare: Three-Dimensional Printing in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Trends during COVID-19: A Review
Author(s) -
K. G. Siree,
T. M. Amulya,
T. M. Pramod Kumar,
Sureddi Sree Sowmya,
K. Divith,
B. G. Ramu,
M. P. Gowrav
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i56b33946
Subject(s) - 3d printing , covid-19 , personalization , pharmacy , pandemic , three dimensional printing , health care , computer science , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , world wide web , political science , nursing , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a unique technique that allows for a high degree of customisation in pharmacy, dentistry and in designing of medical devices. 3D printing satiates the increasing exigency for consumer personalisation in these fields as custom-made medicines catering to the patients’ requirements are novel advancements in drug therapy. Current research in 3D printing indicates towards reproducing an organ in the form of a chip; paving the way for more studies and opportunities to perfecting the existing technique. In addition, we will also attempt to shed light on the impact of 3D printing in the COVID-19 pandemic.