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| Rapid Prototyping for Medical Applications | |
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| Workshop on Medical Applications for Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping | |
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| Purpose of this Chapter (Overview | |
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| Background on Rapid Prototyping | |
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| Sterolithography and Other Resin-type Systems | |
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| Fused Deposition Modelling and Selective Laser Sintering | |
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| Droplet/Binder Systems | |
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| Related Technology: Microsystems and Direct Metal Systems | |
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| File Preparation | |
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| Relationship with Other Technologies | |
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| Disadvantages with RP for Medical Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Role of Rapid Digital Manufacture in Planning and Implementation of Complex Medical Treatments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Primer on Medical Imaging | |
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| Surgical Planning | |
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| RDM in Medicine | |
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| The Future | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Biomodelling | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Surgical Applications of Real Virtuality | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| References | |
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| Three-dimensional Data Capture and Processing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| 3D Medical Scan Process | |
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| RE and RP in Medical Application | |
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| Applications of Medical Imaging | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Software for Medical Data Transfer | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Medical Imaging: from Medical Scanner to 3D Model | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| BioBuild Software | |
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| Introduction | |
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| BioBuild Paradigm | |
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| Future Enhancements | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Generalized Artificial Finger Joint Design Process Employing Reverse Engineering | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Supporting Literature | |
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| Technological Supports for the Prosthesis Design | |
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| Proposed Methodology | |
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| Finger Joint Surface Modelling and Feature Extraction | |
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| Database Construction and Surface Generalization | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Scaffold-based Tissue Engineering - Design and Fabrication of Matrices Using Solid Freeform Fabrication Techniques | |
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| Background | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Systems Based on Laser and UV Light Sources | |
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| Systems Based on Printing Technology | |
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| Systems Based on Extrusion/Direct Writing | |
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| Indirect SFF | |
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| Robotic and Mechatronically Controlled Systems | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Direct Fabrication of Custom Orthopedic Implants Using Electron Beam Melting Technology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Literature Review | |
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| Electron Beam Melting Technology | |
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| Direct Fabrication of Titanium Orthopedic Implants | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Modelling, Analysis and Fabrication of Below-knee Prosthetic Sockets Using Rapid Prototyping | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Computer-facilitated Approach | |
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| Experiments | |
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| Results and Discussion | |
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| Rapid Socket Manufacturing Machine (RSMM | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Future Development of Medical Applications for Advanced Manufacturing Technology | |
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| ntroduction | |
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| Scanning Technology | |
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| RP Technology | |
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| Direct Manufacture | |
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| Tissue Engineering | |
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| Business | |
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| Index | |