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Surgeons Develop Acrylic Based 3D Printed Mask for Facial Transplant Donors

A team of 3D Printing experts at New York University (NYU) have started creating 3D Printed Masks for Facial Transplants Donors using accurate 3D Printing and Acrylic material. Since it is a tough decision to give up the face of deceased by family members, this 3D Printed Mask will encourage more people to agree to donate the faces of their dying family members for transplant purposes. Using Handheld Scanner to scan donor’s face, and then sending files to large 3D Printer, the final product is made using acrylic-based photopolymer.

 

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/nyregion/face-transplant-3-d-printed-mask-donor-nyu.html