3D Printing : Emerging Technologies and Functionality of Polymeric Excipients in Drug Product Development

This inclusive text describes 3D Printing for pharmaceutical applications, including emerging 3D technologies. The book focuses on the functionality of the materials/biomaterials used for the preparation of dosage forms and devices, fundamentals for preparing these systems and novel applications using these additive manufacturing techniques.  Also, the text includes clinical relevance and regulatory considerations for the future of personalized medicine. Authored by experts with a broad range of experience, extensive insight into the science of 3D printing technology used to produce these systems is provided.  Highlighting viewpoints from the academic, polymer excipient, equipment, product development and regulatory communities, this comprehensive text compiles input from industry thought leaders to illustrate strategies and technologies for applying techniques of additive manufacturing for drug product and device development whilealso providing insight into the path forward for the technology in years to come.