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3D printing for clinical application in otorhinolaryngology

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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a promising technology that can use a patient’s image data to create complex and personalized constructs precisely. It has made great progress over the past few decades and has been widely used in medicine including medical modeling, surgical planning, medical education and training, prosthesis and implants. Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a powerful tool that has the potential to fabricate bioengineered constructs of the desired shape layer-by-layer using computer-aided deposition of living cells and biomaterials. Advances in 3D printed implants and future tissue-engineered constructs will bring great progress to the field of otolaryngology. By integrating 3D printing into tissue engineering and materials, it may be possible for otolaryngologists to implant 3D printed functional grafts into patients for reconstruction of a variety of tissue defects in the foreseeable future. In this review, we will introduce the current state of 3D printing technology and highlight the applications of 3D printed prosthesis and implants, 3D printing technology combined with tissue engineering and future directions of bioprinting in the field of otolaryngology.

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This work was supported by grants from National Natural Science of China (81271094) and the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (17441901600).

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Zhong, N., Zhao, X. 3D printing for clinical application in otorhinolaryngology. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 274, 4079–4089 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-017-4743-0

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