The technology could lead to personal medicine dispensers that can be operated from one's own home. Researchers at Glasgow University used a type of 3D printer to create the drug molecules, in the future such technology could make it possible to diagnose and produce a cure for illnesses on demand. "We could use 3D printers to revolutionise access to health care in the developing world, allowing diagnosis and treatment to happen in a much more efficient and economical way than is possible now," said Professor Lee Cronin who headed the research team. link
top comment on engadget speaks truth "Headline is SUPERRRR misleading. "the group's devised an efficient method that makes use of commercial-grade three-dimensional printers to create "reactionware vessels": custom-designed, polymer gels that house and aide in chemical reactions." There are no drugs being printed here, only polymer gels. HELLO!?"
[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="dave123321"]You are starting to remind me of topsemag.dave123321
I dunno who that is but I'm just delivering the news :3 Tops is our resident newsman. oh lmao ok then :3 he isn't banned though and i don't see him around,I'll cover him for some time :3
And then it was bought up by some big drug company and kept from the rest of the world.
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sadly I expect this This is were the Uk comes into it's own. We give away Tv's, Antibiotics and Internet to the world without patents instead of selling it to large companies.
[QUOTE="dave123321"][QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"] I dunno who that is but I'm just delivering the news :3FMAB_GTO
Tops is our resident newsman. oh lmao ok then :3 he isn't banned though and i don't see him around,I'll cover him for some time :3 We don't have a newwoman you know. :P
[QUOTE="FMAB_GTO"][QUOTE="dave123321"] Tops is our resident newsman.Victorious_Fize
oh lmao ok then :3 he isn't banned though and i don't see him around,I'll cover him for some time :3 We don't have a newwoman you know. :P Well then where is he so we can get married :P
[QUOTE="Victorious_Fize"] Really? I didn't knew they were prevalent at all. Though it must be of the lower tier.JigglyWiggly_
The current 3D printers I know of can only produce "ceramic type" duplicates of tools with rudimentary moving parts.
they do read my post which quotes some1 else I should read more of your posts. :P So I see he called them "commercial-grade" printers, so what are 3D printers capable of so far?
I've been hearing about this technology and I am really interested to see it in action. If there's a video anywhere for that, it would be much appreciated.
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