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How an Ageing Society Profits from 3D Printing

How an Ageing Society Profits from 3D Printing

Due to changes in society, Assistive Technology is a growing fast. It can help overcome the problems of an aging society.  As the populations in first world countries are getting older and older, aging and the limitations it causes are becoming problems more common harder to ignore. Demographic change is not simply some abstract numbers in a study, but becoming the[Read More…]

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First 3D Printed Full Meal: A New Nutrition Concept for the Elderly

First 3D Printed Full Meal: A New Nutrition Concept for the Elderly

A stroke or dementia can lead to chewing and swallowing difficulties, also known as dysphagia. Since the ‘mash-type’ meals served are mostly unappealing and nutritionally inadequate they result in loss of appetite and finally in serious nutrient deficiency, malnutrition, dehydration and in some cases even to death. The PERFORMANCE (which stands for Personalised Food for the Nutrition of Elderly Consumers)[Read More…]

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