Despite the impressive variety of thermoplastics that can be printed on consumer-level desktop 3D printers, the most commonly used filament is polylactic acid (PLA). That’s because it’s not ...

Additive manufacturing (as 3D printing is technically known ... have created 3D-printed scaffolds using polylactic acid and calcium phosphate that support bone growth and blood vessel formation.

There are a variety of printing materials available for use with 3D printers, each with its own inherent hazards. The most commonly used materials are Polylactic Acid (PLA), Acrylonitrile Butadiene ...