Researchers develop novel 3D printing method

Northeastern assistant professor Randall Erb, left, and Joshua Martin, PhD '17, have developed an innovative 3D printing technology that could revolutionize important biomedical equipment, enhancing treatment for everyone from premature babies to patients needing implants. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts – We’ve all seen pictures of premature babies in neonatal care units: tiny beings, some weighing just a bit over a pound, with plastic tubes snaking through their nose or mouth, or disappearing into veins or other parts of the body. Those tubes, or “catheters,” are how the babies get the necessary oxygen, nutrients, fluid, and medications to stay alive. In the United States alone, nearly 500,000 premature babies are born each year.

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