A teenage girl at the Children's Hospital of Michigan has become the first person in the state to be treated for a life threatening aneurysm with the help of a 3D printed heart model.
Chemical engineer and MIT professor Dr Robert Langer awarded the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for advances and leadership in engineering with chemistry and medicine.
The development of new and cutting-edge materials goes hand in hand with new and cutting-edge processes, which is why Replica 3DM believes it is revolutionising surgery with innovative polymers and inert plastics using 3D printing.
