For breast cancer survivors who choose not to do reconstruction, breast forms or prosthetics can be uncomfortable and unnatural looking. Biomedical engineer Liisa Kuhn – who has labs at UConn Health and the Engineering School in Storrs – used her expertise in 3D printing to come up with a soft, breathable material that is custom fit to the woman’s chest wall. The result is a light weight, natural-looking alternative that women feel good wearing.
3D Printing Technology Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors
'It's been a need for many, many years, and it takes someone like a biomedical engineer to say, "I can do this"'
'It's been a need for many, many years, and it takes someone like a biomedical engineer to say, "I can do this"' ()
