Fabrication of 3D printed mutable drug delivery devices: a comparative study of volumetric and digital light processing printing.

ABSTRACT: Mutable devices and dosage forms have the capacity to dynamically transform dimensionally, morphologically and mechanically upon exposure to non-mechanical external triggers. By leveraging these controllable transformations, these systems can be used as minimally invasive alternatives to implants and residence devices, foregoing the need for complex surgeries or endoscopies. 4D printing, the fabrication of 3D-printed structures that evolve their shape, properties, or functionality in response to stimuli over time, allows the production of such devices. This study explores the potential of volumetric printing, a novel vat photopolymerisation technology capable of ultra-rapid printing speeds, by comparing its performance against established digital light processing (DLP) printing in fabricat

SUBMITTER: Oh YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11968558 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature