Review ArticleJournal of Young PharmacistsVol. 15 | Issue 1 | 2022 | pp. 7–12Open access
A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications
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Published in Journal of Young Pharmacists
Correspondence: Amminga Siddartha Tharun Teja
Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) - Autonomous, K.R. Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
Email: siddarthatharunteja@ gmail.com
Copyright: © 2022 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Dec 28, 2022
- Received:
- Sep 8, 2022
- Accepted:
- Oct 8, 2022
- DOI:
- 10.5530/097515050522
How to cite
Teja, A. S. T., Ahad, H. A., Chinthaginjala, H., Fakruddin, P. B., Kumar, G. A., & Tarun, K. (2022). A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 15(1), 7–12. https://doi.org/10.5530/097515050522
Abstract
3–dimensional (3D) printing offers the chance to fabricate medications with more than a single active ingredient categorised by various properties and with diverse dissolution profiles. As a result, making composite medications may affect the decline in the number of used products. 3D printing in pharmaceuticals is a portion of the novel development called additive manufacturing, which means manufacturing three-dimensional compact substances from a digital file. Additive manufacturing is taken into consideration in the medical sector as it has the potential to advance treatment for certain conditions. The technology used mostly in the 3D printing of healthcare devices is termed powder bed fusion. Powder bed fusion is typically used for healthcare devices, as it can work with a wide variety of materials, including titanium, and nylon. Recent developments in technology and improved research in this sector can guarantee extra safe and effective cures. This technology appears to be an innovative tool that provides greater flexibility in medicine manufacturing and is likely to transform medication distribution schemes to a more diverse level in the future.
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| Title | A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications |
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| Authors | Amminga Siddartha Tharun Teja; Hindustan Abdul Ahad; Haranath Chinthaginjala; Peddagundam Baba Fakruddin; Ganthala Aravind Kumar; Ksheerasagare Tarun |
| Affiliations | Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) - Autonomous, K.R. Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. |
| Corresponding author | siddarthatharunteja@ gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Young Pharmacists |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 15, Issue 1 (2022) |
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