All Watched Over by 3D Printers of Loving Grace

Thursday, 18th March

Everyone has seen 3D printers - they are everywhere and widely used both at home and work. They are popular because they democratise manufacture, they allow for creative use of design freedoms, and they allow us to tailor a design to a specific purpose. Professor Wildman will tell the story of how at Nottingham, we have begun to address the question of how we can ‘dial up’ performance and automatically direct 3D printers to create product that is personalised and tailored to our needs. Professor Wildman will show how we can select the right materials, and how we can use sophisticated design methods to tailor products, such as drug delivery devices and prosthetics, to specific needs. By the end of the talk we hope you will see that 3D printers offer us a future where we can manufacture for a diverse population and offer treatments based on genotypic differences – a future based on individual needs not one constrained by the outdated concepts of 20th Century mass manufacturing.

This event has now concluded, but you can watch a full recording of the lecture online here.