This document discusses 3D printing and its applications in medical libraries and healthcare. It begins with an overview of 3D printing technologies and materials. Examples are then provided of medical uses like presurgical modeling, implants, prosthetics and tissues. The document also explores emerging areas such as bioprinting and 4D printing. Potential roles for medical libraries are proposed, such as housing 3D printers and providing related instructional resources. Risks involving 3D printed objects like guns are addressed. The document concludes by emphasizing the opportunities yet challenges of this developing technology.

1. 3D
PRINTING
&
MEDICAL
LIBRARIES
PF Anderson,
Emerging
Technologies
Librarian,
Taubman Health
Sciences
Library,
University of
Michigan
March 14, 2014
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2. WHAT IS 3D PRINTING?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdesham/2432400623/
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lego_bricks.jpg
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3. Printers can print in 2D ...
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4. ... or 3D.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cutecoder/2161736692/sizes/z/
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5. Think of 3d printing as nano-
Legos set by inkjet robots ...
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6. ... in different types of materials
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
Living
tissue?!!!
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7. Emerging materials in bio-printing:
Bacteria? Riboflavin?
http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-narayan-riboflavin/
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000663
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8. 3D > 4D?
3d (plastic, metals, electronics, proteins, cells); Bioprinting & biofabrication;
Hybrid printing
4d (self-assembling,‘kinematics’), chains/modular, nanomanufacturing;
smart materialshttp://www.ted.com/talks/skylar_tibbits_the_emergence_of_4d_printing.html
http://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/4d-printing-morpho-materials-432432/
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140128/ncomms4124/full/ncomms4124.html
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9. BUT IS IT ALL JUST HYPE?
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10. HISTORY
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12. WHERE ARE WE NOW?
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
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13. ("3d printing"[TIAB] OR
"3D printer"[TIAB] OR
"3D print"[TIAB]) OR
("three-dimensional
printing"[TIAB] OR
"three-dimensional
printer"[TIAB] OR "three-
dimensional print"[TIAB])
OR
("biofabrication"[TIAB]
OR "biofabricated"[TIAB]
OR biofab[TIAB]) OR
("bioprinting"[MeSH
Terms] OR
bioprinting[TIAB] OR
bioprinter[TIAB] OR
bioprint[TIAB]) OR
("additive
manufacturing"[TIAB] OR
"additive
manufacture"[TIAB]) OR
"hybrid printing"[TIAB]
OR ("printing"[MeSH
Terms] AND "tissue
engineering"[MeSH
Terms])
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14. The BIG Ones: Tissue Scaffolds;Tissue Engineering; Biocompatible Materials;
Anatomic models; Computer-Aided Design; Bone Substitutes; Biotechnology
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16. EXAMPLES
Uses In Professional Healthcare Environments
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17. Presurgical-
modeling
Implants
Transplants
Prosthetics
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18. 3D-Printing and Facial Prostheses
http://www.3dprinter.net/3d-printed-nose | http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/nov/08/
faces-3d-printing-prosthetics |
http://www.3dprinter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/korean-boy-3d-printed-nose-2.jpg | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/
article-2304637/Surgeon-uses-3D-printing-technology-make-cancer-patient-new-face.html
“Cancer left Eric with half his
face missing and unable to
eat or drink. Now surgeons
have made him a new face
using a 3D PRINTER”
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19. • “The first advantage is you get
something in the exact shape of the
defect you’re trying to replace,”
Shakeshaff says. “More subtly, you
have the ability to organize where the
cells go within the scaffold,” which
leads to better blood vessel formation
and ultimately better bone formation.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/ptc/
2013/10/31/the-next-big-thing-in-
medicine-3d-printed-bones/>
• “Most incredibly, though, these
adorable mini kidneys are able to
function in exactly the same ways as
their real, human-bred counterpart—
they can break down toxins,
metabolize, and secrete fluid.” <http://
gizmodo.com/scientists-can-now-3d-
print-transplantable-living-
kidn-1120783047>
• ““This opens the door to a much wider
range of biocompatible implant
materials, which can be used to
develop customized implant designs
using 3-D printing technology” <http://
news.ncsu.edu/releases/wms-
narayan-riboflavin/>
• “Printing a whole heart or a whole
bladder is glamorous and exciting,”
he said. “But cartilage might be the
low-hanging fruit to get 3-D printing
into the clinic.” <http://
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/
science/next-out-of-the-printer-living-
tissue.html?_r=0>
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20. Sensors,
biologicals, and
more ...
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21. “All three 2013 James Dyson Awards went
to 3D printed projects”
http://www.3dprinter.net/all-three-2013-james-dyson-awards-went-to-3d-printed-projects | http://
www.jamesdysonaward.org/Default.aspx
3rd Place: Cortex
2nd Place: Handie
1st Place: Titan Arm
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22. Interactive real-time 3D printing during surgery?
BioPen to rewrite orthopaedic implants surgery: http://media.uow.edu.au/news/UOW162803.html
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24. Printing Drugs &
Medications
1) http://acswebinars.org/green-medicine 2) http://
reason.com/archives/2013/08/29/turn-your-office-
into-a-pharmaceuticals
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26. EXAMPLES
Patients, Public, and Open-Source
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28. 1) http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140206-teen-uses-3d-printer-to-make-a-robohand-for-third-grade-boy.html
2) http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2014/02/k-12/library-innovation-leads-new-hand-kansas-boy/
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31. EXAMPLES
For Good
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32. Splints &
AssistiveTech
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34. Open Source Hardware (#OSHW)
& Do-it-yourself biology (#DIYbio)
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35. http://www.popularmechanics.com/3d-printing-lets-the-blind-experience-gorgeous-hubble-pictures-16357847
| http://www.space.com/24233-3d-printed-hubble-photos-blind-aas223.html
| http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-images-become-tactile-3-d-experience-for-the-blind/
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36. EXAMPLES
New Commercial Uses & Spaces
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37. Sports!
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38. WHAT CAN LIBRARIES DO?
http://amcrc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ADDITIVE-MANUFACTURING-2009-Roadmap.pdf
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41. THUMB PROSTHESES
INSTRUCTABLES?
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45. Online tools?
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46. 1) LIBRARYMAKERSPACE-
L@lists.ufl.edu
2) Create -- Creation and
Makerspaces in Libraries
create@cvl-lists.org
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50. FAQ
Liability & 3D Printed Guns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/5042267058/
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51. What if someone prints a GUN on the LIBRARY’s 3D printer?
OMG!
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52. 1. Easier said than done
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53. 2. Not exactly a safe idea
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-05/australian-police-warn-3-d-printed-gun-failures
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54. 2. Not exactly a safe idea
Before
After
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g
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55. 2. Not exactly a safe idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9taL4svjH_g
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56. 3. Questionable
legality
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58. 3.There are much
easier alternatives.
http://www.motherjones.com/
politics/2013/05/ak-47-semi-
automatic-rifle-building-party
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59. 4. Libraries are experienced with liability
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60. CONTACT
Twitter: @pfanderson
OR pfa@umich.edu
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