3-D printed implants may soon fix complex injuries
From: R&D Magazine - 12/13/2013
By: Katie Feldman

In an age where 3-D printers are becoming a more and more common tool to make
custom designed objects, some researchers are using the technology to
manufacture replacement parts for the most customized and unique object of
all the human body.

With funding from the National Science Foundation, a husband and wife duo -
materials scientist Susmita Bose and materials engineer Amit Bandyopadhyay -
are leading a team of researchers at Washington State University to create
implants that more closely mimic the properties of human bone, and can be
custom-designed for unusual injuries or anatomy.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/12/3-d-printed-implants-may-soon-fix-complex-injuries

Links:
Amit Bandyopadhyay
http://www.mme.wsu.edu/people/faculty/faculty.html?bandyopadhyay
http://www.mme.wsu.edu/~cprp/AmitBandyopadhyay.html

Susmita Bose
http://www.mme.wsu.edu/people/faculty/faculty.html?bose