3D Printed Bio-implants for Tissue Regeneration

This book highlights most advanced 3D printing techniques used for the manufacture of Bio-implants in regenerative medicine, the same behaviour these printed scaffolds have when they are biologically tested. For achieving scaffolds that can substitute the damaged tissue in order to heal the lesion and regenerate it at a speed compatible with the growth of the natural tissue, optimal 3D printing manufacturing parameters should be used and are described here. The combination of specific polymeric materials with metallic nanoparticles in the optimal concentrations are crucial to control scaffold mechanical properties. Material characterization and analytical techniques that allow studying these mechanical and biological properties are summarized too. A review of today and near future bio-implants that revolutionize surgery and regenerative medicine is presented.

Dr. José Sánchez del Río Sáez obtained his PhD in Physics from Madrid Autonomous University (UAM-Madrid) and is currently an assistant professor at Madrid Politechnique University (UPM). His research interests are in the areas of novel sensor materials, fast electronics and mechatronics. He is also a visiting scientist at IMDEA Materials and at ICAI School of Engineering. He has been researcher of several international projects. He is IP of the National project named “Multimat3D”, related to bio-implants.

Ángela García de la Camacha Díaz is a Mechanical Engineering at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), sepcializing in Materials Science and Engineering at Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). She brings extensive expertise in the field of Additive Manufacturing, particularly with metals, polymers, and composites materials. Currently, she is serving as a visiting research assistant at the Madrid Institute of Advanced Studies in Materials (IMDEA Materials), where she has been involved in the Spanish national project “Multimat3D,” focusing on the production of bio-implants and scaffolds through 3D printing technologies.

Dr. Luis Moraleda is Specialist in Child and Adolescent Traumatology at La Zarzuela University Hospital, at La Paz and La Moraleja ones in Madrid. He obtained his PhD in medicine from Autonoma Madrid University (UAM). He has published several scientific articles and books related to Pediatric Hip, Pediatric Knee, Spinal deformities, Child and adolescent sports injuries and to finish congenital deformities.

Dr. María Valencia Mora is a doctor in Fundación Jiménez Díaz hospital, specializing in Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology. She is expert in Shoulder Surgery, Sports Injuries, Upper Limb Surgery, Rotator Cuff and Arthroscopy.

Dr. Alberto Losa Sánchez is a Resident Surgeon in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology at the La Paz University Hospital and a resident in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (Spinal Cord Injury Unit) at the National Hospital for Paraplegics. He has worked at the Jiménez Díaz Foundation University Hospital in Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery.