Review · Volume 15, Issue 1 · pp. 7–12

A Primer for Pharma Professionals on 3D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications

Amminga Siddartha Tharun Teja¹, Hindustan Abdul Ahad¹, Haranath Chinthaginjala¹, Peddagundam Baba Fakruddin¹, Ganthala Aravind Kumar¹, Ksheerasagare Tarun¹

¹Department of Industrial Pharmacy, Raghavendra Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER) - Autonomous, K.R. Palli Cross, Chiyyedu, Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

Abstract

3–dimensional (3D) printing offers the chance to fabricate medications with more than a single active ingredient categorised by various properties and with diverse dissolution profiles. As a result, making composite medications may affect the decline in the number of used products. 3D printing in pharmaceuticals is a portion of the novel development called additive manufacturing, which means manufacturing three-dimensional compact substances from a digital file. Additive manufacturing is taken into consideration in the medical sector as it has the potential to advance treatment for certain conditions. The technology used mostly in the 3D printing of healthcare devices is termed powder bed fusion. Powder bed fusion is typically used for healthcare devices, as it can work with a wide variety of materials, including titanium, and nylon. Recent developments in technology and improved research in this sector can guarantee extra safe and effective cures. This technology appears to be an innovative tool that provides greater flexibility in medicine manufacturing and is likely to transform medication distribution schemes to a more diverse level in the future.

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing; Dissolution; Printing; Technology; Treatment

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