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June 26, 2014Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine147 citations

3D Printing of Surgical Instruments for Long-Duration Space Missions

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JWJulielynn Y WongAPA.C. Pfahnl

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It is feasible to 3D print ABS thermoplastic surgical instruments on Earth. Loadbearing structures were designed to be thicker, when possible. Printing orientations were selected so that the printing layering direction of critical structures would not be transverse to bending loads.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd600a0a7b4bc8c4101ce0https://doi.org/10.3357/asem.3898.2014
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