Recent advances of additive manufacturing in implant fabrication – A review

The use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has progressed beyond prototyping to produce intricate and valuable finished goods. The potential of additive manufacturing has increased across numerous industries due to the expansion of materials, such as high-performance metals and polymers, and advancements in machine capabilities, such as multi-material printing. By enabling complex designs, reduced waste, and quick production, it has the potential to revolutionize the consumer goods, healthcare, automotive manufacturing, and aerospace industries. The development of specialized scaffolds has been made possible by the precise control that additive manufacturing provides over the internal structure of…