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How Can 3D Printing Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health For Girls and Women ?
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How Can 3D Printing Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health For Girls and Women ?
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in the operating room right next to the patient as a reference point , because they are sterilizable objects .”
Techniques evolve depending on the industry they ’ re trying to serve , Gupta says , so the technology has developed for the jewellery sector , engineering , and even aerospace .
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The latter is an area that Julielynn Wong specialises in , more specifically aerospace medicine . As the founder of the social enterprise 3D4MD , she combines creating medical devices for space with her other fields of expertise : public health , general preventive medicine , and occupational medicine .
While these may seem like disparate fields she explains that creating a digital catalog of 3D printable supplies for space missions can actually benefit millions of lives on Earth .
“ The austere environment of space is useful for testing healthcare solutions for resource-constrained regions on Earth ,” she says . “ Nearly half the world ’ s population lives in rural areas , where they often lack affordable and timely access
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