3D design and creations are setting the internet abuzz. It seems there is nothing that cannot be printed or created anymore. And some of the things that are being made promise to revolutionize the way we live.
One of the newest creations is a plaster cast that looks like a Spiderman livery. A network of strong but subtle fibers that can be washed, allows the person's skin to breathe, and lightweight is woven together to perfectly fit the wearer's anatomy. No more lugging pounds of plasters along with your leg or arm. No more unscratchable itches and skin rashes.
The invention is called Cortex. It is created by using xray and cat scans of the patient to generate the model.
This kind of technology allows the creation of a cast that is incredibly fitting, and sized appropriately, with denser support at the center of the point of fracture.
The Cortex is then placed on the limb or fracture and snapped into place with durable fasteners.
Once the machine produces the cast, it must sit for 1 to 3 days to harden before being placed on the fracture. But this time will be reduced once the technique is refined.
Source : Science daily/ 7.9.13
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