OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT

Lê Thị Thu Trang1, Trần Thị Hải Yến1, Võ Quốc Ánh1,
1 Hanoi University of Pharmacy

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Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is currently the most popular additive manufacturing technology owing to its flexibility, low cost and ease of use. This technology can fabricate complex objects as well as flexibly customize dosage forms satisfying treatment needs of patients. Numerous polymer excipients have been studied that offer a wide range of choices for various pharmaceutical dosage forms such as control release, multi API loaded pills, intragastric floating drug delivery systems. However, this emerging technology also faces many challenges related to print quality issues, intellectual property and lack of regulatory guidelines when it comes to the industry.

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