3D Printing in Veterinary Medicine

Abstract

The use of 3D printing technology in the field of medicine, which started with the millennium, continues to increase today. Depending on the technological developments in this field, the use of rapid prototyping technology in the field of veterinary medicine is becoming widespread with the development of 3D printers, increasing material variety, cheaper printing costs and being more accessible. Additive manufacturing is used in veterinary education and training, experimental research and clinical studies, and its area of use is expanding day by day. In this review, both the current usage potential will be evaluated and the expected developments in the near future will be revealed.

Keywords

• Additive manufacturing
• Bioprinting
• Rapid prototyping
• three-dimentional printing
• Veterinary Medicine

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