Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Medical Applications / Engineering Research Series (PEP) (PDF)

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMTs) combine novel
manufacturing techniques and machines with the application of
information technology, microelectronics and new organizational
practices within the manufacturing sector. They include "hard"
technologies such as rapid prototyping, and "soft" technologies
such as scanned point cloud data manipulation. AMTs contribute
significantly to medical and biomedical engineering. The number of
applications is rapidly increasing, with many important new
products now under development.

Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Medical
Applications outlines the state of the art in advanced
manufacturing technology and points to the future development of
this exciting field. Early chapters look at actual medical
applications already employing AMT, and progress to how reverse
engineering allows users to create system solutions to medical
problems. The authors also investigate how hard and soft systems
are used to create these solutions ready for building. Applications
follow where models are created using a variety of different
techniques to suit different medical problems

* One of the first texts to be dedicated to the use of rapid
prototyping, reverse engineering and associated software for
medical applications

* Ties together the two distinct disciplines of engineering and
medicine

* Features contributions from experts who are recognised pioneers
in the use of these technologies for medical applications

* Includes work carried out in both a research and a commercial
capacity, with representatives from 3 companies that are
established as world leaders in the field - Medical
Modelling, Materialise, & Anatomics

* Covers a comprehensive range of medical applications, from
dentistry and surgery to neurosurgery and prosthetic design

Medical practitioners interested in implementing new advanced
methods will find Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Medical
Applications invaluable as will engineers developing
applications for the medical industry. Academics and researchers
also now have a vital resource at their disposal.