Researchers at Queen’s are using 4D printing technology to create ‘smart’ breast implants for women living with breast cancer.
Thanks to the technology’s flexibility the implants are able to be personalised for those who need them meaning a “better fit within the breast cavity, resulting in personalisation to an individual’s body, therefore, improving aesthetic and confidence outcomes for those who have or have had breast cancer”, the Belfast university says.
And as well as a better fit, the implants are described as “multipurpose” as they “also have the ability to release chemotherapy drugs”.
