A combined additive layer manufacturing / indirect replication method to prototype 3D vascular-like structures of soft tissue and endocrine organs A combined additive layer manufacturing (ALM)/ indirect replication method to prototype 3D vascular-like structures of soft tissue and endocrine organs is presented in this paper

• Published in: Virtual and physical prototyping Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 3 - 11
• Main Authors: Bassoli, E., Denti, L., Gatto, A., Spaletta, G., Paderno, A., Zini, N., Parrilli, A., Giardino, R., Strusi, V., Dallatana, D., Mastrogiacomo, S., Zamparelli, A., Iafisco, M., Toni, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2012
• Subjects: additive layer manufacturing; kidney; scaffolds; thyroid; tissue engineering

We describe an innovative methodology combining Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) and indirect replication to reconstruct reticular-like, three-dimensional (3D) structures mimicking the vascular network of soft tissue and endocrine organs. Using a fractal-like algorithm capable of modelling the int...