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Our Focus

Rapid-prototyping allows us to take a computer-aided design of an object and quickly create a three-dimensional model or mold by precisely building up layers of material. It's an exciting technology that opens new worlds of research limited only by the imagination. Our main focus areas are:


Biomedical Engineering

The Keck Center is capable of creating three-dimensional anatomical models to aid surgeons and medical researchers.  And we're breaking new ground by creating bio-active "scaffolds" that give engineered tissue a place to live and grow. Click on the links to learn more about biomedical engineering at the center.

Imaging, Modeling and Manufacturing
Cardiovascular Hemodynamics
Tissue Engineering

Functional Manufacturing

We've given a name to the wide range of fabrication technologies at the Keck Center: Functional Integrated Layered Manufacturing, or FILM.

To put it simply, manufacturers turn to the Keck Center when they need to quickly take a product from design to prototype. We can also reverse-engineer, inspect and evaluate existing designs.

The components and devices we produce at the center can be as basic as a motor cylinder or as complex as microelectromechanical systems, better known as MEMS. Click on the links to learn more about FILM at the center.

3D Electronics
Functional Rapid Prototyping
Micro Fabrication
Advanced Materials
Rapid Tooling

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