How to 3D-Print Bone Implants - Ceramics Stereolithography

Hard ceramics can be shaped using LIGHT!
In this video we demonstrate how to 3D print ceramics using light and we address the importance of formulating printable resins.
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Special thanks to the IFKB team at the University of Stuttgart for their trust and cooperation, for Metteo Di Bucci for his support in filming this video and for Xie Lei and Julian Hoffmann for their assistance.

Written and produced by M.Sc. Wadih Yared
Edited by Louis Kouschnir