3D printed biomedical devices and their applications: A review on state-of-the-art technologies, existing challenges, and future perspectives

This repository consists of the data that have been utilized to imagine and subsequently construct Fig. 1, Fig. 3 , Fig. 5 , Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 of the article " H. B. Mamo, M. Adamiak and A. Kunwar. 3D printed biomedical devices and their applications: A review on state-of-the-art technologies, existing challenges, and future perspectives, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 143 (2023) 105930. doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105930 ".

 Brief introduction of the files contained in this repository

 acronyms.csv: This file consists of  the list of acronyms associated with materials and techniques used in 3D printing of biomedical devices.

fig1a-data.csv: The csv file provides a relative ranking of different types of 3D printing techniques for biomedical applications based upon  merits and limitations (wherever applicable). The technique listed as Rank 1 is considered as the most commonly used 3D printing procedure.

 fig1b-data.csv: The csv file enlists the benfits of the 3D printing techniques in biomedical applications as compared to subtractive manufacturing methods.

 fig3-data.csv: The file contains a comparison between conventional and customized tablet printing  methods. The illustration is made through the manufacturing or printing of pharmaceutical tablets or pills.  This illustation also applies to the production of pharmaceutical capsules.  It thus illustrates that customized medicine is enabled using 3D printing technology.

 fig5-data.csv: This file enumerates the major challenges associated with 3D printing of biomedical devices.

 fig6-data.csv: The file enlists the roles of wearable smarts, cloud-based platforms and physicians in context of the hospitals implementing IoMT.

 fig7-data.csv: The aspects of IoMT Sensors,IoMT Platforms,3D Printers,Design and Prototypes within the integrated 3D printing-IoMT ecosystem are listed in the file.