3D Printing Technology in Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery
Three dimensional printing (3DP) enables the development of diverse geometries through computer aided design using different techniques and materials for desired applications such as pharmaceutical drug delivery system. The process of 3D printing was patented in 1986; however, the research in the field of 3DP did not become popular until the last decade. There has been an increasing research into the areas of 3DP for medical applications for fabricating prosthetics, bioprinting and pharmaceutics. It becomes one of the most innovatory and influential tools serving as a technology of precise manufacturing of developed dosage forms, tissue engineering and disease modelling. It is a valuable strategy to overcome some challenges of conventional pharmaceutical process. This technology will reform the pharmaceutical manufacturing style and formulation techniques. The present review focused on various techniques, applications of 3D printing in pharmaceutical technology.