Tuesday, April 24, 2012

The Next frontier for 3D printing, Drugs

Depicting the brain child of Professor Lee Cronin, the chair of chemistry at Glasgow University, a new 3D printing process he and his team developed to synthesize chemicals. He believes his research could one day lead to low-cost chemical printers in the home that allow patients to print out their prescriptions. Such a scenario would certainly shake up the healthcare industry as it could bring the cost of care down for patients with chronic ailments.

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