3D Printed Tablets (Printlets) with Braille and Moon Patterns for Visually Impaired Patients

3D Printed Tablets (Printlets) with Braille and Moon Patterns for Visually Impaired Patients

Visual impairment and blindness affects 285 million people worldwide, resulting in a high public health burden. This study reports, for the first time, the use of three-dimensional (3D) printing to create orally disintegrating printlets (ODPs) suited for patients with visual impairment. Printlets we...

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Main Authors: Atheer Awad, Aliya Yao, Sarah J. Trenfield, Alvaro Goyanes, Simon Gaisford, Abdul W. Basit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
three-dimensional printing
3d printed drug products
orally disintegrating tablets
personalised medicines
personalized pharmaceuticals
blindness
visual deprivation
touch-reading compliance
tactile patterns
sight loss
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/2/172

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