3DPro – high-quality prostheses for the Third World
Sits the way it's printed
A new 3D printing technology enables individualized prostheses to be made that are affordable to people in the Third World
Every year, thousands of people in developing countries lose limbs in wars or due to mines. Even the simplest prostheses could help reduce their suffering - but most the people affected can't afford to buy them. In the project 3DPro, scientists together with a citizens' initiative are developing a solution to produce high-quality medical and cosmetic leg and arm prostheses less expensively. This is possible thanks to new 3D printing and scanning methods that adapt the prostheses individually. The special aspect: The prostheses are made of recycled plastic and can even be made by laypeople - everywhere in the world and for little money.
Ausgezeichnete Orte 2016
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Lange Gasse 20
90403 Nürnberg
Bayern