TY - CHAP AU - Libin Zhou AU - Yanpu Liu ED - Muhammad Enamul Hoque Y1 - 2011-09-22 PY - 2011 T1 - Rapid Prototyping in Correction of Craniofacial Skeletal Deformities N2 - Rapid prototyping (RP) technology has been widely known and appreciated due to its flexible and customized manufacturing capabilities. The widely studied RP techniques include stereolithography apparatus (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), three-dimensional printing (3DP), fused deposition modeling (FDM), 3D plotting, solid ground curing (SGC), multiphase jet solidification (MJS), laminated object manufacturing (LOM). Different techniques are associated with different materials and/or processing principles and thus are devoted to specific applications. RP technology has no longer been only for prototype building rather has been extended for real industrial manufacturing solutions. Today, the RP technology has contributed to almost all engineering areas that include mechanical, materials, industrial, aerospace, electrical and most recently biomedical engineering. This book aims to present the advanced development of RP technologies in various engineering areas as the solutions to the real world engineering problems. BT - Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/20173 DO - 10.5772/20173 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -