(Nanowerk News) Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing.

As a demonstration, the team printed a flexible mesh for use in an ankle brace. They tailored the mesh's structure to prevent the ankle from turning inward -- a common cause of injury -- while ...

image: MIT engineers 3D-print stretchy mesh, with customized patterns designed to be flexible yet strong, for use in ankle and knee braces. view more Credit: Felice Frankel ...

PROVIDES ALL-ROUND PROTECTION FOR YOUR ANKLE: On both sides of the ankle brace, there are 2 spring support bars and 2 stabilizing cross straps to enhance the stability of the ankle.

MIT engineers developed a 3D-printed mesh that can be used as an ankle or a knee brace. The material is flexible enough to allow comfort and movement, but stiff enough to prevent further injuries.

A new 3D-printed material is significantly more flexible than others previously used to create medical devices, meaning it could be used to create wearable supports and implantable devices that ...

As a demonstration, the team printed a flexible mesh for use in an ankle brace. They tailored the mesh’s structure to prevent the ankle from turning inward — a common cause of injury — while allowing ...

As a demonstration, the team printed a flexible mesh for use in an ankle brace. They tailored the mesh’s structure to prevent the ankle from turning inward — a common cause of injury — while allowing ...