A novel inkjet 3D printing platform prints pharmaceutical tablets with unprecedented precision—enabling custom drug combinations and dosages to match individual patient needs. The limits of ...

Customized medication Multi-material inkjet-based 3D printing can fabricate personalized pills with varying drug release profiles. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/Mater. Today Adv. 10.1016/j.mtadv.2024.100493) ...

The objects are almost beautiful. The surfaces appear faceted and woven, catching the light like ornate jewelry. But they are not jewelry. They are pills, and possibly the most high-tech pills ever ...

As the medical manufacturing landscape continues to improve, advanced 3D printing stands out as an industry solution. Inkjet 3D printing represents the next steps for this key technology, offering ...

A research team led by engineers has developed a 3D printed pill that samples bacteria found in the gut -- known as the microbiome -- as it passes through the gastrointestinal tract (GI). The ability ...

Bacteria in the gut are pulled into helical channels by an osmotic 'pump' in the pill and collected in microfluidic channels. (Courtesy: Nano Lab, Tufts University) An international team of ...

Researchers have developed an inkjet printing technique that can be used to print optical components such as waveguides. Because the printing approach can also fabricate electronics and microfluidics, ...

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of living microbes, and more than a thousand species of bacteria. It has been known that the gut plays major roles in the body’s health. A team of university ...

The pill is the first known working device capable of non-invasively and accurately assessing the profile of bacterial species inhabiting any stage of the gastrointestinal tract MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, ...