{"id":165470,"date":"2020-10-21T13:39:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T17:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=165470"},"modified":"2021-04-13T16:28:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:28:59","slug":"3d-printed-prosthetic-breast-grant-awarded-uconn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2020\/10\/3d-printed-prosthetic-breast-grant-awarded-uconn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed Prosthetic Breast Grant Awarded to UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Connecticut Breast Health Initiative<\/a> has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Biomedical Engineering Department at UConn Health<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The grant announced during Breast Cancer Awareness month is the largest of three to be awarded.\u00a0 It will be used to fund its Personalized 3D Printed Breast Forms Project<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> which will create personalized 3D breast forms for breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy but have not had breast reconstruction.<\/p>\n

The personalized, 3D printed, form will replace the standard form which women say are uncomfortable, heavy, sweaty, and not an exact match.\u00a0 The 3D printed breast form is a prosthetic that will not be implanted but used within a bra or swimsuit to restore symmetry and aesthetics.<\/p>\n

\"\"This form will be different from those made previously, due to recent advances in 3D scanners and 3D bioprinters.\u00a0 It will be a 3D porous lattice covered with a breathable fabric that is a match in both the front and back of the women\u2019s shape.\u00a0 It is an advance that will make a difference in women\u2019s lives as they navigate the challenges of breast cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new design for a breast prosthesis will have a significant impact on our patients\u2019 quality of life after mastectomy. We are excited to be able to offer it to our patients at UConn Health,\u201d said Christina Stevenson<\/a>, MD, MS, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

The funds will strengthen the partnership between UConn Health Biomedical Engineering and the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/a>, and confidential feedback will be sought from women to further optimize the design.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis research project will allow me, and the female engineering .students assisting me, directly help women cancer survivors overcome challenges and concerns over their appearance post-mastectomy,\u201d added Liisa Kuhn<\/a>, BS, MS, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UConn Health.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire CT BHI Board of Directors and its Grant Committee are thrilled to support UConn Health\u2019s 3D personalized breast form project. As the daughter of a 32-year survivor dealing with mastectomy issues, I know very clearly how important this leading-edge development is for post-mastectomy patients who do not choose reconstruction,\u201d said Joyce Bray, President, Board of Directors, Connecticut Breast Health Initiative (CT BHI).\u00a0 \u201cThis is truly groundbreaking! I love the project even more because the UConn School of Biomedical Engineering women faculty and students made it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Connecticut Breast Health Initiative has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Biomedical Engineering Department at UConn Health.\u00a0\u00a0 The grant announced during Breast Cancer Awareness month is the largest of three to be awarded.\u00a0 It will be used to fund its Personalized 3D Printed Breast Forms Project, which will create personalized 3D breast forms for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":160310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2230,1868,179],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[2209],"class_list":["post-165470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancer","category-meds","category-uconn-health"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 05:32:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165470"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165484,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165470\/revisions\/165484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/160310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165470"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=165470"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=165470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}