#11F: UCM/3D print and improve the lives of cancer patients
Full capacity
Organizer
Time
Jueves 5 de febrero a las 9:30
Venue
CEIP Vicente Aleixandre, Las Rozas de Madrid
Collaborators
3D printing has revolutionized the fields of biomedicine and pharmacy. One of the areas where it has major applications is cancer research and treatment. In this activity, we will give a brief talk on what 3D printing is and the different types that exist, and we will present some examples of its application in cancer, such as the development of organ-on-a-chip models, smart capsules, and microneedles. In addition, we will carry out a hands-on workshop in which students will learn to design and 3D print a smart capsule that can be loaded with chemotherapeutic compounds and is designed to be reabsorbed by the body, using two types of 3D printing: FDM and SLA.
