Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Medical School of Liaocheng University
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10.7502/j.issn.1674-3962.2016.05.08
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Threedimensional (3D) printing technology is a kind of rapid prototyping technology, through the reconstruction of 3D digital model, dividing them layer by layer and depositing into solid model. In recent years, with the rapid development of 3D printing technology, its applications in medical field are wider and wider and attract more and more attentions. With the development of medical imaging, digital medicine and new materials, 3D printing technique will have a wider range of applications in medical field. This paper reviews the applications of 3D printing technology in the medical field, such as construction of medical model, medical equipments, the production of tissue and organ substitutes (such as artificial liver tissue, artificial kidney tissue, artificial blood vessel, artificial ear, artificial skin and others) and others. According to the characteristics of 3D printing technology, we also propose its forecast, and analyze the development trend in the future.