3D-printed body parts designed for teaching anatomy

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While we might not hear much about a "worldwide shortage of cadavers," the fact is that in developing nations and other places, they are in short supply. It costs money to properly embalm and otherwise prepare the bodies, plus they need to be kept refrigerated, and they can only be dissected under strictly-regulated conditions. A team from Australia's Monash University, however, has developed what could be the next-best thing – highly-realistic 3D-printed cadaver body parts... Continue Reading 3D-printed body parts designed for teaching anatomy

Section: Science

Tags: 3D Printing, Education, Monash University

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