Concept validation and development of medical 3D printing

Medical 3D printing is a cutting-edge direction in the intersection of medical engineering and biomanufacturing, carrying the transformative vision of personalized and precision medicine. The concept verification platform is a key hub connecting clinical innovation and industrial transformation, dedicated to solving the "first mile" problem of medical achievements from the laboratory to the market. The platform is driven by clinical needs, bringing together medical, materials science, mechanical engineering, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and industry resources to provide systematic verification services such as technical feasibility, product adaptability, compliance path, and value assessment, promoting innovative ideas to cross the gap and achieve a leap from concept to sample, from verification to product. Its function is to reduce conversion risks, shorten research and development cycles, accelerate the maturity of innovative medical devices, cultivate cross disciplinary talents and technical managers in the medical and engineering fields, and build an open and collaborative conversion ecosystem. Looking towards the future, the platform will focus on medical materials, intelligent printing, advanced processes, and tissue regeneration, promoting the standardized and industrialized development of medical 3D printing, and providing strategic support for the innovation of Healthy China and the biomanufacturing industry.

Vice Director of the Ultrasound Department/Director of the 3D Printing Research Center at Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Associate Researcher/Engineer, PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, currently serving as a standing committee member of the Medical Device Innovation and Application Branch of the China Medical Equipment Association, a member of the 3D Printing Medical Device Professional Committee of the China Medical Device Industry Association, the third committee of the Biomanufacturing Engineering Branch of the China Mechanical Engineering Society, Vice Chairman of the first Skin Surgery Professional Committee of the Shaanxi Society of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Executive Member of the Ultrasound Medicine Professional Committee of the Shaanxi Society for the Promotion of International Medical Exchange, Executive Member of the Medical Device Professional Committee of the 10th Council of the Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Society, and Executive Member of the Shaanxi Additive Manufacturing (3D) Deputy Secretary General/Member of the Medical Device Standardization Technical Committee, Member of the Shaanxi Provincial Health High level Talent Innovation Team, and the Fifth Batch of Technical Managers in Shaanxi Province. I am mainly engaged in the research and development of ultrasound responsive printing systems in the field of 3D bioprinting, as well as the innovative application and research of intelligent manufacturing technology in clinical medicine. Leading a team dedicated to research and development, manufacturing, and clinical applications in the fields of polymer materials, mechanical manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and biomedical engineering. Participated in 13 world first 3D printed implant application surgeries, including 3D printed titanium alloy sternum replacement surgery, 3D printed PEEK extravascular stent nutcracker syndrome surgery, 3D printed degradable tracheal suspension stent implantation surgery, and 4D printed implant vaginal reconstruction surgery for congenital vaginal atresia. In Chemical Engineering Journal、ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces、Front Bioeng Biotechnol、Ann Transl Med、 Published 21 papers in authoritative journals such as the Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, with a cumulative impact factor of 71.79, including a cumulative impact factor of 47.7 for the first/corresponding author; Hosted 1 National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, 1 Key Research and Development General Project in Shaanxi Province, 1 Medical Key Project in Xi'an City, and 3 Major Scientific Research Projects at Tangdu Hospital; Approved 7 invention patents, 4 software copyrights, and 13 utility model patents; Participated in the formulation of 2 industry standards for 3D printing medical devices in Shaanxi Province; Editor in chief of one ANSYS series of books, participated in the compilation of five national key medical books during the 13th and 14th Five Year Plans; Won 2 third prizes in the 2023 Shaanxi Science and Technology Worker Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and 1 third prize in the 2025 Shaanxi Science and Technology Worker Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.