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Binder Jetting 3D Printing in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

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3D & 4D Printing Methods for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Personalised Drug Delivery

Part of the book series: AAPS Introductions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences ((AAPSINSTR,volume 11))

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This chapter begins by introducing the concept and basic working principle of binder jetting (BJT) 3D printing. This is followed by discussing the material requirements for the ink and powder feedstocks in BJT for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Several process parameters and main considerations for jetting the ink, spreading the powder, and controlling the properties of the 3D printed dosage forms are highlighted and explained. Material formulations and properties of the 3D printed solid dosage forms reported in the literature are tabulated. At the end of this section, several key technical challenges that remain to be addressed are summarized.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

    Anson W. K. Ma & Mingyang Tan

  2. Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

    Anson W. K. Ma & Mingyang Tan

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA

    Mikaela Kutrolli

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Ma, A.W.K., Kutrolli, M., Tan, M. (2023). Binder Jetting 3D Printing in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. In: Lamprou, D. (eds) 3D & 4D Printing Methods for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Personalised Drug Delivery. AAPS Introductions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34119-9_10

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