Innovations in healthcare: 3-D printing and bioprinting

By Dr. Brit Cooper-Jones There may be many people who have heard of 3-D printing and/or bioprinting – but for others, these may be new concepts. Yet there is thought that they could change the field of health care in substantial ways in years to come. To start off with, what exactly is 3-D printing? Or bioprinting, for that matter? 3-D printing is defined as an additive manufacturing process – that is, a process by which 3-D objects are created, layer by layer, from raw materials guided by a digital file. Put simply – and applied to a health care context – this could mean “printing” a wide range of 3-D objects, including anatomic models to aid in visualizing and planning complex surgical interventions, custom

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