Acknowledgements
This free course was written by Matthew Moorcroft from material by Richard Moat. It was first published in July 2019.
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Figure 17: Adapted from: Kauful V., Hernandex W & A., ( 2012 ), 'A Review of Additive Manufacturing', ISRN Mechanical Engineering
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Figure 19: Adapted from: Frazier W. E., (2014), 'Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review', Figure 1, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Figure 22a: Taken from: http://singularityhub.com/ 2013/ 03/ 28/ patient-receives-3d-printed-implant-to-replace-75-percent-of-skull/ Nature Switzerland AG
Figure 22b: Taken from: http://wonderfulengineering.com/ high-strength-3d-printed-bone-technology-now-a-reality/
Figure 22c: Taken from: http://www.wired.com/ 2013/ 07/ is-this-cast-the-future-of-healing-broken-bones/
Figure 22d: Courtesy Electro Optical Systems
Figure 23: Adapted from, Frazer W.E., (2014), ‘Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance’, June 2014, Volume 23, Issue 6, pp 1917-1928.
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