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You're comparing printing simple metal structures from metal powder to synthesizing complex molecules from scratch? I think you might want to brush up on your c
by _Wintermute 10y ago
You're comparing printing simple metal structures from metal powder to synthesizing complex molecules from scratch? I think you might want to brush up on your chemistry before pinning your hopes on 3D printed drugs.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoWhy it matters that the FDA just approved the first 3D-printed drug (2015) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/08/11/why-it-matters-that-the-fda-just-approved-the-first-3d-printed-drug/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/08/1... 3D printing of tablets containing multiple drugs with defined release profiles (2015) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378517315300855 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378517315... I can Google. You should Google before making a false blanket statement.
- _Wintermute 10y agoThat's 3D printing a pill. Nothing to do with synthesizing the active compound, and it not going to allow you cheaply produce drugs. The issue is creating the active compound, not putting it into pill form.