Researchers at The University of Queensland are testing the limits of 3D printing technology, using it in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing.
While there are still leaps and bounds to be made in the use of 3D printing in the pharmaceutical landscape, other industries such as dentistry have regularly taken advantage of the technology.
Researchers at UQ’s School of Dentistry are now aiming to utilise the technology to treat periodontitis, a severe form of gum disease.
Head of UQ’s School of Dentistry, Professor Saso Ivanovski is the lead researcher on a project using 3D printing to develop a scaffold that regenerates tissue lost from periodontitis.
