3D printed toys for immunosuppressed children: antimicrobial ‘art’

3D printed toys with antimicrobial properties, developed from children's 2D drawings, enable the production of safe toys for immunosuppressed children in clinical isolation. 3D printed toys with antimicrobial properties have been developed by a partnership in Santiago (Chile), designed to reflect the 2D drawings of children. The antimicrobial materials used for the 3D printed toys make them safe and suitable for use by immunosuppressed children in oncology units and clinical isolation. The partnership includes antimicrobial materials from Copper3D and technology to turn 2D, drawn images into 3D designs (or 'Art Toys') from Toylisto (both Santiago, Chile), to produce 'Antimicrobial Art...