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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. We also study flow characteristics in individualized cardiovascular system models, and we're breaking new ground by creating bio-active "scaffolds" that give engineered tissue a place to live and grow.


Functional Manufacturing

We have given a name to the wide range of fabrication technologies at the Keck Center: Functional Integrated Layered Manufacturing, or FILM. FILM represents a manufacturing environment capable of using virtually any material, software, and manufacturing technology for producing functional products. We have developed several technologies that enable us to manufacture multiple material parts ranging from bioactive tissue scaffolds to embedded three-dimensional electronic devices.

Click on the following to learn more information about the research done in the Keck Center.

 

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