Dan Freedman thinks the health care industry can be transformed by 3D printing.
“The most variable thing that we build objects for is the human body,” he told WPR’s “Wisconsin Today.” “If you’re printing anything for a person, it’s going to be different for just about everybody. And that’s where 3D printing really shines.”
Over his career as a chemist, Freedman — now a dean at the University of Wisconsin-Stout — has observed increased use of and innovation around 3D printing. For instance, he has seen a 3D printer make a prosthetic leg for a sheep.