Annotated Bibliography Portfolio: 3D Printing in Healthcare Research

This annotated bibliography presents two key research articles focused on the application of 3D printing in the medical field. The first article, by Luigi Di et al. (2017), investigates the effectiveness of 3D printing in plastic and reconstructive surgery, specifically for facial reconstruction, comparing outcomes between patients who underwent surgery with and without 3D-printed models. The second article, by Karthik & Udayabhanu (2018), reviews novel biomaterials used in medical 3D printing techniques, highlighting the importance of biocompatible and mechanically sound materials in creating customized implants, prostheses, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Both articles emphasize the advancements and potential of 3D printing in improving surgical outcomes and developing innovative medical solutions. The bibliography provides detailed annotations, summarizing the methodologies, findings, and recommendations of each study.

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Reference 1:
Luigi Di, R. (2017). THE APPLICATION OF 3D PRINTING IN PLASTIC AND
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN FACIAL
RECONSTRUCTION. Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, Vol 12, Iss 32, Pp
150-153 (2017), (32), 150. doi:10.3269/1970-5492.2017.12.32
Access URL: https://plu.mx/a/?ebsco-client=&doi=10.3269/1970-5492.2017.12.32
Annotation: The point of this examination was to investigate the effectiveness and value of
tridimensional printing in plastic and reconstructive surgery for lesions of the maxillofacial
locale. This was correlation contemplate between two gatherings of patients. Six patients
experienced surgical reproduction, using a three-dimensional model based on CT filters
(aggregate 1); and six patients underwent surgical recreation, without the utilization of a three-
dimensional model (bunch 2). The following factors were assessed: age, sexual orientation,
histological determination, a growth area, size of the bone injury, sort of remaking,
entanglements and surgical timing.
A statistically significant distinction was found in microsurgical fold survival (p = 0.019), with a
survival rate higher in assembling one than in the controls.
Recommendation: This examination gives preliminary proof and mostly affirms the legitimacy
of three-dimensional technology in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The outcomes so far
obtained, in any case, promptly seek after future employment of this consistently increasing
method.

Reference 2:
Karthik, T., & Udayabhanu, J. (2018). Novel Biomaterials Used in Medical 3D Printing
Techniques. Journal Of Functional Biomaterials, Vol 9, Iss 1, P 17 (2018), (1), 17.
doi:10.3390/jfb9010017
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/18d9b7f11fb74ac9955a099f2c021b68
Annotation: The accomplishment of embed relies upon the sort of biomaterial utilized for its
manufacture. A perfect embed material ought to be biocompatible, inert, mechanically solid,
and effectively malleable. The capacity to construct particular understanding implants
incorporated with bioactive drugs, cells and proteins have made 3D printing technology
revolutionary in medical and pharmaceutical fields. A huge assortment of biomaterials is right
now being utilized as a part of medical 3D printing, including metals, earthenware production,
polymers, and composites. With continuous research and advance in biomaterials utilized as a
part of 3D printing, there has been a fast development in applications of 3D printing in
manufacturing customized implants, prostheses, drug delivery devices, and 3D scaffolds for
tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The present audit centers around the novel
biomaterials utilized as a part of an assortment of 3D printing advances for clinical applications.
Recommendation: Most regular sorts of medical 3D printing advancements, including fused
deposition modeling, extrusion-based bioprinting, inkjet, and polyjet printing techniques, their
clinical applications, unique kinds of biomaterials right now utilized by analysts and key
confinements are talked about in detail.

Bibliography
Karthik, T., & Udayabhanu, J. (2018). Novel Biomaterials Used in Medical 3D Printing
Techniques. Journal Of Functional Biomaterials, Vol 9, Iss 1, P 17 (2018), (1), 17.
doi:10.3390/jfb9010017
Luigi Di, R. (2017). THE APPLICATION OF 3D PRINTING IN PLASTIC AND
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY: CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN FACIAL
RECONSTRUCTION. Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, Vol 12, Iss 32, Pp 150-
153 (2017), (32), 150. doi:10.3269/1970-5492.2017.12.32