For this Additive Talks session around the healthcare industry, we gathered Marc Knebel (Evonik) and Dr. Andy Miller (Restor3D) for a conversation on the key differences between polymer and metal 3D printed implants.
As a reminder, the choice for this conversation comes from the fact that the challenges for a long-term adoption of medical 3D printed implants almost always remain the same and often come down to implant durability, compatibility, and infection risk.
While each of these experts advocates for a specific range of materials – given the applications they have to deal with -, keep in mind that there are not good or bad answers; there are only insights that can help you understand what works best for your specific manufacturing projects.
The main conversation takes place until the 26th minute of the video, and is followed by several questions from the audience that Knebel and Miller answered.
Listen to the entire conversation below:
You may check previous episodes of the Additive Talks series here.