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Material Properties and Selections for Additive Manufacturing (AM)

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3D & 4D Printing Methods for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Personalised Drug Delivery

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Additive manufacturing is a technology that has revolutionized how objects are fabricated. In the last years, the pharmaceutical industry directed its attention to AM technologies, aiming to manufacture medications and devices with advantages such as customization, on-demand manufacturing, reduction of waste, and development of new medications and treatments in shorter times. This chapter presents the materials used for each AM technology, where their form and properties should be in good accordance with the process working principle. This fact defines the materials selections used as the basis to develop pre-formulations for tablets or to fabricate drug delivery devices. Furthermore, an overview of the main applications and future perspectives of pharmaceutical manufacturing and personalized drug delivery are discussed.

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d’Ávila, M.A., Manzini, B.M., Dávila, J.L. (2023). Material Properties and Selections for Additive Manufacturing (AM). In: Lamprou, D. (eds) 3D & 4D Printing Methods for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Personalised Drug Delivery. AAPS Introductions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34119-9_6

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