Sam Onukuri has over 30 years of experience in the R&D and commercialization of medical devices, as well as an extensive background as a materials scientist throughout his career. He is currently engaged in advancing innovation with various Industry thought leaders, healthcare practitioners, and 3D printing technology providers. He serves on the Medical Advisory Board for Addup Corporation, specializing in Metal 3D printing systems for Healthcare, aeronautical, and industrial applications. He also provides Consulting services to various healthcare companies and to a not-for-profit 3DP4ME.org, which is serving hearing-impaired children in the Middle East using 3DP technologies. Previously, as the Head of Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Innovation and Customer Solutions, Sam Onukuri led the integration of 3D printing across various businesses, evolving the way products and solutions are created and delivered. He and his dedicated team advanced new materials and 3D printing technologies to innovate the design, manufacturing, and delivery ecosystem. Sam worked closely with R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, Legal, and IT to drive 3D printing initiatives across J&J’s medical device, consumer, and pharmaceutical businesses. Those initiatives include bioprinting, point of care solutions, precision medicine, electronics and sensors, advanced metals and ceramics, polymers and natural materials and 3D enabled innovative designs. Before Johnson & Johnson, roles include Advanced/Front-end Technology leadership for Medical Devices and Senior Fellow within the Ethicon family of companies. Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Sam worked at General Electric and Baxter Healthcare.  Sam currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife, Jeanne, and their two dogs, Guinness and Shamrock.

Show notes:

Sam Onokori takes us through his remarkable 30-year journey at Johnson & Johnson, where he transformed the landscape of medical devices through pioneering work in 3D printing technology. As a material scientist who led the development of J&J’s Center of Excellence for additive manufacturing, Sam offers rare insights into how a global healthcare giant approached innovation and personalized medicine.

The conversation reveals the fascinating evolution of medical 3D printing from basic prototyping to FDA-approved implants. Sam shares the story behind breakthrough products, such as the TrueMatch graft cage – a PCL-based, bioabsorbable scaffold for bone reconstruction that has dramatically improved patient outcomes. His candid assessment of where personalization succeeds (craniomaxillofacial implants) and where it falls short (knee replacements) provides a nuanced perspective rarely found in technology discussions.

We examine the unexpected challenges that have shaped the industry, including the complex regulatory landscape, the emergence of surgical robots, and the economic realities that have tempered some early expectations. Sam’s firsthand experience with point-of-care printing initiatives and customized surgical instruments provides valuable lessons about striking a balance between innovation and practicality in healthcare settings.

Looking toward the future, Sam identifies promising frontiers, including bioprinting, advancements in materials science, and the integration of AI with 3D printing technologies. For students and professionals considering careers in this field, he emphasizes the importance of strong engineering fundamentals and experiencing both startup and corporate environments to develop a comprehensive skill set.

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, engineer, investor, or simply curious about how medical innovation occurs, this conversation offers an authentic glimpse into the triumphs, setbacks, and unrealized dreams that continue to shape the future of personalized medicine and additive manufacturing.

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3D technologies for treating spinal diseases, especially degenerative diseases, are becoming a sub-universe within the orthopedic sphere. In this event, we will invite experts working on the research and commercialization of spinal devices, from software to hardware to service providers, to discuss how big and deep 3D printing is in this industry.

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Speakers:

Craig Johnson

Craig is a Boston native, where he grew up and went to school with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. After years of working in product design and manufacturing, he quickly fell in love with the magic of 3D printing, focusing on helping grow innovation of all types. Soon, he was introduced to the medical side of 3D printing, immediately saw the impact, and wanted to focus on helping the amazing people expanding that industry. Now, as one of Materialise’s Account Managers, he focuses on medical device development and the use of Mimics software solutions to use digital anatomy to improve results. Coming from additive manufacturing, he strives to teardown inefficiencies and is here to help bring time savings and automation to medical device workflows.

Ruben Wauthle

Ruben started his career at LayerWise (now 3D Systems) in 2010 as a Medical Application Engineer and obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2014 from KU Leuven on the topic of 3D printing porous titanium and tantalum implants. Between 2015 and 2020, he held various management positions in additive manufacturing contract manufacturing and equipment sales. Since 2020, Ruben is co-founder and CEO of Amnovis. Amnovis is a manufacturing and engineering company that uses innovative 3D printing technologies and materials for high-end applications such as titanium spinal implants. They are an ISO 13485 certified and FDA registered contract manufacturer, providing a smooth pathway to help customers achieve FDA clearance for their 3D printed medical devices.

Erez Lampert

I am an Electrical Engineer (M.sc,, MBA) with a track record of almost 20 years in leading multi-disciplinary team in developing innovative products in various fields. In 2018, together with leading spine surgeons, I founded PathKeeper Surgical. Our goal is to make spine surgery better by creating a safer, radiation free and affordable spine surgery navigation solution. Since Feb 2012, I have led the R&D HW team responsible for new scanner development in Align technologies. In addition, I am part on the management team of Align technologies of the Israeli office in 2013, we launched the new iTero, The best intra-oral scanner in the world. Before joining Align technologies, I held various R&D leadership positions in both start-ups and large corporations, leading large groups of engineers in both direct and matrix structure, always looking for transformational innovation.

Ian Helmar

Ian Helmar, founder of NanoHive Medical, developed the proprietary lattice which is the basis for NanoHive’s product portfolio. Ian has over 10 years of engineering experience in the spine market, designing complex instruments and 3D printed spinal implants. Since 2016, Ian has served as head of Research and Development and has led the development of all of NanoHive’s product lines. Ian holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Moderators:

Dr. Jenny Chen

Dr. Jenny Chen is trained as a neuroradiologist, and founder/CEO of 3DHEALS. Her main interests include next-generation education, 3D printing in the healthcare sector, automated biology, and artificial intelligence. She is an angel investor who invests in Pitch3D companies.

Matthew Henshaw

Matthew Henshaw has worked as a headhunter for over a decade. A strong business background and thousands of hours on the phone to professionals, from multiple countries, has equipped him with an unique outlook on commercialising MedTech innovation. This means his clients enjoy relevant industry insight and advice, as well as being introduced to candidates that have a powerful impact on the growth of their business.

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While FDM, SLA, two-photon laser, drop on demand are some of the most popular biofabrication methods, this “From Academia” issue includes three less well-known but trending methods that could be complementary or alternative to the typical 3D bioprinting process. The first article introduces a biofabrication method using ultrasound waves, also known as sonolithography. This gentle method can rapidly generate 2D cell patterns for a variety of materials, as well as act as a complementary technique to additive manufacturing where surface patterning combined with layer‐by‐layer fabrication can facilitate the generation of structures with more internal complexity. However, this method does not allow selectively targeting and manipulating individual cells. The second article addresses exactly that problem with a single cell bioprinting method using short laser pulses, which allow for the precise and efficient selection and positioning of individual mammalian cells, as well as transferring of specific cell/cells to a target surface with precision and high cell viability. The third publication was written in 2017, but we are anticipating the author’s upcoming paper in a few weeks. This paper reviews the principles behind a fabrication technique called melt eletrowriting (or electrostatic writing) and also compares it to an adjacent technique called electrospinning. The author also lists potential biomedical applications of this technique.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Sonolithography: In‐Air Ultrasonic Particulate and Droplet Manipulation for Multiscale Surface Patterning

Authored by Jenna M. Shapiro  Bruce W. Drinkwater  Adam W. Perriman  Mike Fraser. Advanced Materials Technologies. December 2 2020

Single Cell Bioprinting with Ultrashort Laser Pulses

Authored by Jun Zhang  Patrick Byers  Amelie Erben  Christine Frank  Levin Schulte‐Spechtel  Michael Heymann  Denitsa Docheva  Heinz P. Huber  Stefanie Sudhop  Hauke Clausen‐Schaumann. Advanced Functional Materials. March 26 2021

Melt electrowriting with additive manufacturing principles

Authored by Paul D. Dalton. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. June 2017

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3D printing for perioperative planning has been around since the birth of STL. However, the medical community has gone through many milestones, and this “From Academia” blog highlights three recent publications demonstrating how the surgical communities are reinventing old surgical techniques using new 3D technologies, racing from 3D printed soft anatomical models, new 3D software tools, finite element analysis, to artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The first article is a review focusing on different applications of 3D printing in breast cancer management, ranging from visualization help to surgical guides that may be more superior to conventional guidance to post-surgical radiation treatment guidance. The second article is a research paper focusing on creating streamlined workflow leveraging improved, more automated segmentation processes (for soft tissues) and soft material 3D printing technologies to create better neurosurgical planning by creating 3D printed patient-specific brain tumour models. The final paper describes the use of affordable 3D printing technology to produce ready-to-use, sterilizable auricular carving and framework sizing templates to guide the perioperative sculpture of the cartilaginous framework during microtia reconstruction, considered one of the most challenging procedures in the field of reconstruction surgery.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino ( info@3dheals.com ) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Applications of 3D printing in breast cancer management

Authored by Arpine Galstyan, Michael J. Bunker, Fluvio Lobo, Robert Sims, James Inziello, Jack Stubbs, Rita Mukthar & Tatiana Kelil. 3D printing in Medicine. February 9 2021

Clinical application of patient-specific 3D printing brain tumor model production system for neurosurgery

Authored by Yun-Sik Dho, Doohee Lee, Teahyun Ha, So Young Ji, Kyung Min Kim, Ho Kang, Min-Sung Kim, Jin Wook Kim, Won-Sang Cho, Yong Hwy Kim, Young Gyu Kim, Sang Joon Park & Chul-Kee Park. Nature Scientific Reports. March 26 2021

Multiscale sterilizable 3D printed auricular templates to guide cartilaginous framework sizing and sculpture during autologous microtia reconstruction

Authored by Bushra Alhazmi, Feras Alshomer, Bassam Alawirdhi. JPRAS open. March 19 2021

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From Academia: 3D Printing for Neurosurgery Training, Vat Photopolymerization, soft robotic microsystem

From Academia: In Vivo & Robotic-assisted Minimally Invasive Bioprinting, 3DP for Liver Surgery

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The Past and Present of 3D Printing in Maxillofacial Surgery

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In this “From Academia” blog, we focus on a key ingredient for successful bioprinting, the bioinks. The first article is a recently published review that will lay the foundation of various bioprinting methods and focus on the natural, synthetic, or hybrid materials used as bioinks. This article also addresses the bioprinting technique’s challenges, limitations, and future directions. The second article explores how bioprinting and organoid technology can be merged to generate centimetre-scale tissues that have self-organized features, including lumens, branched vasculatures, and tubular intestinal epithelia with in vivo-like crypts and villus domains. This method could potentially be used to produce larger functional tissue with more geometry and cellular control. The third article introduces a new hydrogel bioink composed of partially digested, porcine cardiac decellularized extracellular matrix (cdECM), Laponite-XLG nanoclay, and poly(ethylene glycol)-diacrylate (PEG-DA). Here, the researchers show that 3D printed constructs with this new bioink demonstrate shape fidelity, adaptability to different printing conditions, and high cell viability following extrusion and photo-polymerization, highlighting the potential for applications in modelling both healthy and fibrotic cardiac tissue. 

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Natural and Synthetic Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting

Authored by Dr. Roghayeh Khoeini  Dr. Hamed Nosrati  Dr. Abolfazl Akbarzadeh  Dr. Aziz Eftekhari  Dr. Taras Kavetskyy  Prof. Rovshan Khalilov  Dr. Elham Ahmadian  Dr. Aygun Nasibova  Dr. Pallab Datta  Dr. Leila Roshangar  Dr. Dante C. Deluca  Dr. Soodabeh Davaran  Prof. Magali Cucchiarini  Prof. Ibrahim T. Ozbolat. Advanced Nanobiomed Research. March 30 2021

Recapitulating macro-scale tissue self-organization through organoid bioprinting

Authored by Jonathan A. Brassard, Mike Nikolaev, Tania Hübscher, Moritz Hofer & Matthias P. Lutolf. Nature Materials, September 21 2020

3D bioprinting of mechanically tuned bioinks derived from cardiac decellularized extracellular matrix

Authored by Yu Jung Shin, Ryan T. Shafranek, Jonathan H. Tsui, Jelisha Walcott, Alshakim Nelson, Deok-Ho Kim. Acta Biomaterialia. January 1 2021

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From Academia: Tweaking Bioinks Palette, One-Drop 3D Printing

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In this issue of “From Academia“, we include four recent research publications related to “seeing”, including articles focusing on creating smart contact lenses, cornea, glass optics, and microscope leveraging 3D printing technologies. In the first article, researchers presented a way to develop hydrogel-based contact lenses that can have biosensing capabilities, including sensing eye blinking (peristaltic pressure), PH, and Na+ level, adding another tool to the future wearable market. In the second article, researchers demonstrated how additive manufacturing of gradient index (GRIN) silica-titania glass via direct ink writing method could potentially create a variety of conventional and unconventional optical functions in a flat glass component with no surface curvature. In the third article, the researchers described a way to create a 3D corneal stroma using an orthogonally oriented pure electro-compacted collagen (EC). The researchers believe this technique could potentially be used to create a future full-thickness corneal replacement. In the final article, the authors presented UC2 (You. See. Too.), a low-cost, 3D-printed, open-source, modular microscopy toolbox. The authors demonstrate its versatility by realizing a complete microscope development cycle from concept to experimental phase and developing an open standard in optics to facilitate interfacing with various complementary platforms. 

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Microengineered poly(HEMA) hydrogels for wearable contact lens biosensing

Authored by Yihang Chen, Shiming Zhang, Qingyu Cui, Jiahua Ni, Xiaochen Wang, Xuanbing Cheng, Halima Alem, Peyton Tebon, Chun Xu, Changliang Guo,  Rohollah Nasiri, Rosalia Moreddu, Ali K. Yetisen, Samad Ahadian, Nureddin Ashammakhi, Sam Emaminejad, Vadim Jucaud,   Mehmet R. Dokmeci  and  Ali Khademhosseini. Lab on a Chip. 13 October 2020

3D printed gradient index glass optics

Authored by Rebecca Dylla-Spears, Timothy D. Yee, Koroush Sasan, Du T. Nguyen, Nikola A. Dudukovic, Jason M. Ortega, Michael A. Johnson, Oscar D. Herrera, Frederick J. Ryerson and Lana L. Wong, Science Advances. 18 November 2020 

Biomimetic corneal stroma using electro-compacted collagen

Authored by Zhi Chen, Xiao Liu, Jingjing You, Yihui Song, Eva Tomaskovic-Crook, Gerard Sutton, Jeremy M.Crook, Gordon G.Wallace. Acta Biomaterialia, 1 September 2020 

A versatile and customizable low-cost 3D-printed open standard for microscopic imaging

Authored by Benedict Diederich, René Lachmann, Swen Carlstedt, Barbora Marsikova, Haoran Wang, Xavier Uwurukundo, Alexander S. Mosig & Rainer Heintzmann. Nature Communications. 25 November 2020

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In this issue of “From Academia”, we include three recent publications introducing innovative ways to deliver drugs. In the first article, the researchers demonstrated 3DMNMEMS, a novel device that combines 3D printing, microneedles (MNs), and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). This device allows for versatile and controllable transdermal drug delivery, for example, the delivery of insulin. In the second article, the authors presented a one-step fabrication process of a microfluidic chip for drug dissolution assays based on 3D printing technology. The authors suggest that this method could be a reliable tool for drug release assays during the early research stages. The final publication is a review article focusing on past publications discussing the current applications of 3D-printed porous tantalum (3D-P-p-Ta), a novel drug delivery strategy, in drug delivery systems to repair hard tissue defects, as well as the limitations of existing data and potential future research directions.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

A novel 3D printed hollow microneedle microelectromechanical system for controlled, personalized transdermal drug delivery

Authored by Sophia N. Economidou, Jasim Uddin, Manual J. Marques, Dennis Douroumis, Wan Ting Sow, Huaqiong Li, Andrew Reid, James F.C. Windmill, Adrian Podoleanu. Additive Manufacturing. February 2021

3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Drug Release Assays

Authored by Benzion Amoyav, Yoal Goldstein, Eliana Steinberg, Ofra Benny. MDPI Pharmaceutics. 19 December 2020

3D-printed porous tantalum: recent application in various drug delivery systems to repair hard tissue defects

Authored by Long Hua,Ting Lei,Hu Qian,Yu Zhang,Yihe Hu &Pengfei Lei. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery. November 2020

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3D Bioprinting and Biologics: A Look at Patent and FDA Market Exclusivity Strategies

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In this issue of “From Academia”, we included two publications that connect the world of radiology and medical 3D printing in very creative ways. In the first article, the authors use an ultrasonic elastography technique that measures the effective density and the dynamic bulk modulus elastography (EBME) of 3D printed anatomical models using voxelated materials and 3D printed by J750. This could have important implications for future quality control of 3D printed medical devices using the voxel print technique. In the second article, The researchers demonstrated an inexpensive method of reproducing a full spectrum of adult bone-like anthropomorphic femur phantom slab using a new interlace deposition extrusion method of standard PLA and Fe-PLA filaments. This model can achieve the required CT appearance (based on HU) for a range of bony structures and soft tissues while providing patient-specificity. Such phantom has applications in surgical guidance, diagnostic imaging, as well as end-to-end dosimetry in radiotherapy.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Manufacturing and Characterization of Hybrid Bulk Voxelated Biomaterials Printed by Digital Anatomy 3D Printing

Authored by Hyeonu Heu, Yuqi Jin, David Yang, Christopher Wier, Aaron Minard, Narendra B. Dahotre, Arup Neogi. MDPI Polymers. 30 December 2020

The Interlace Deposition Method of Bone Equivalent Material Extrusion 3D Printing for Imaging in Radiotherapy

Authored by Rance Tino, Adam Yeo, Milan Brandt, Martin Leary, Tomas Kron. Materials & Design. 1 February 2021

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In this issue of “From Academia”, we include three recent publications focusing on medical 3D printing for surgical planning, either using 3D printed anatomical models or surgical guides. The first is a review article focusing on cost/benefit analysis of using 3D printing in orthopedic and maxillofacial surgery, primarily in terms of operating room time saved. This is very relevant to our guide focusing on 3D printing in hospitals. The second study focuses on a case study using an innovative patient-specific instrument guide (PSIG) for the safe removal of a skull bone tumor. The final article introduces a 2-in-1 patient-specific 3D printed laminectomy surgical guide with integrated pedial screw drill guides.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (tino.rance@gmail.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Medical 3D Printing Cost-Savings in Orthopedic and Maxillofacial Surgery: Cost Analysis of Operating Room Time Saved with 3D Printed Anatomic Models and Surgical Guides

Authored by David H. Ballard, Patrick Mills, Richard Duszak Jr., Jeffery A. Weisman, Frank J. Rybicki, Pamela K. Woodward. Academic Radiology. August 2020

Printing a patient-specific instrument guide for skull osteoma management

Authored by Tien-Hsiang Wang, Li-Ying Huang, Yu-Cheng Hung, Te-Han Wang, Wen-Chan, Fang-Yau Chiu, Shyh-Jen Wang, Wei-Ming Chen. Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, October 2020

The Development of Novel 2-in-1 Patient-Specific, 3D-Printed Laminectomy Guides with Integrated Pedicle Screw Drill Guides

Authored by Andrew Kanawati, Renan Jose Rodrigues Fernandes, Aaron Gee, Jennifer Urquhart, Fawaz Siddiqi, Kevin Gurr, Christopher S. Baley, Parham Rasoulinejad. World Neurosurgery. February 1 2021

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The Past and Present of 3D Printing in Maxillofacial Surgery

Other Expert Corner Blogs

Other From Academia Blogs

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There has been an uptick in research activities focusing on 3D bioprinting for bone regeneration. In this issue of “From Academia”, we include four recent publications tackling the issue from different angles. The first article focuses on a new 3D printing composite using silicone resing derived larnite/C scaffold to create new regeneration and treatment strategies for bone tumor patients. The second study focuses on a new bio-ink for 3D bioprinting bone, nanoengineered ionic covalent entanglement (NICE) bioink formulation, which not only showed good printability, mechanical properties, biodegradability, but also the ability to induce endochondral differentiation of encapsulated human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) in the absence of an osteoinductive agent on a genetic level. In the third study, researchers developed a new PLA-based composite formulation that could be used to produce bone scaffold and regeneration. In the last article, a new iron-based ink formulation, as well as matching 3D printing, de-binding, and sintering conditions, was developed to create iron scaffolds with a porosity of 67%, pore interconnectivity of 96%, and a strut density of 89% after sintering. The study shows the great potential of extrusion-based 3D printed porous iron to be further developed as a biodegradable bone substituting biomaterial.

“From Academia” features recent, relevant, close to commercialization academic publications. Subjects include but not limited to healthcare 3D printing, 3D bioprinting, and related emerging technologies.

Email: Rance Tino (info@3dheals.com) if you want to share relevant academic publications with us.

Silicone resin derived larnite/C scaffolds via 3D printing for potential tumor therapy and bone regeneration

Authored by Shengyang Fu, Haoran Hu, Jiajie Chen, Yufang Zhu, Shichang Zhao. Chemical Engineering Journal. 15 February 2020

Nanoengineered Osteoinductive Bioink for 3D Bioprinting Bone Tissue

Authored by David Chimene, Logan Miller, Lauren M. Cross, Manish K. Jaiswal, Irtisha Singh, and Akhilesh K. Gaharwar. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 24 February 2020 

Biocompatible heterogeneous bone incorporated with polymeric biocomposites for human bone repair by 3D printing technology

Authored by Meiling Wan  Shuifeng Liu  Da Huang  Yang Qu  Yang Hu  Qisheng Su  Wenxu Zheng  Xianming Dong  Hongwu Zhang  Yen Wei  Wuyi Zhou. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 24 November 2020

Extrusion-based 3D printed biodegradable porous iron

Authored by N.E. Putra, M.A. Leeflang, M. Minneboo, P. Taheri, L.E. Fratila-Apachitei, J.M.C. Mol, J. Zhou, A.A. Zadpoor. Acta Biomaterialia. May 2020

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