05. April 2018

Fused deposition modeling 3D printing (3DP) has a potential to change how we envision manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry. A more common utilization for FDM is to build upon existing hot melt extrusion technology where the drug is dispersed in the polymer matrix. However, reliable manufacturing of drug-containing FDM filaments remains a challenge along with the limitation of active ingredients which can sustain the processing risks involved in the HME process. To circumvent this...

04. December 2017

Fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing (3DP) is a revolutionary technology with the potential to transform drug product design in both the pre-clinical and clinical arena. The objective of this pilot study was to explore the intestinal behaviour of four different polymer-based devices fabricated using FDM 3DP technology in rats.

03. August 2017

Patient-centric medicine is a derivative term for personalised medicine, whereby the pharmaceutical product provides the best overall benefit by meeting the comprehensive needs of the individual; considering the end-user from the beginning of the formulation design process right through development to an end product is a must

13. July 2017

Selective laser sintering (SLS) 3-dimensional printing is currently used for industrial manufacturing of plastic, metallic and ceramic objects. To date there are no reports on the use of SLS to fabricate oral drug loaded products, hence, the aim of this work was to explore the suitability of SLS printing for manufacturing medicines.