Abstract

3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Harshada R. Bandgar*, Shivam S. Amare and Manisha S. Karpe

Abstract

3D printing technology is a novel technology. It is a process used to create 3D objects by deposition of layer upon layer of different shapes obtained from a virtual design of the objects using computer aided design. The process of layer deposition is an additive process. Each layer is a thinly cut cross section of the finished product. It is useful for medication with narrow therapeutic indices. In case of long-term illnesses like HIV where people are required to take 20 tablets a day, producing a polypill of all the APIs of these tablets using 3D printing technology may provide effective treatment. 3D printing technology can be used for targeted drug release. It intends to revolutionize the field of drug manufacturing and the surgical process.

Keywords: Computer aided design, Polypill, 3D printing, Novel drug design.