Apparatus and Method for 3D Printing

Abstract

The invention provides a solid-dosage-form printing apparatus comprising: i) a 3D printer suitable for printing solid-dosage-forms, said 3D printer comprising an interchangeable print head selected from the group consisting of: a fused deposition modelling print head, a semi-solid extrusion print head and a direct powder extrusion print head; ii) a build platform; iii) a balance for measuring the mass of the printed solid-dosage-forms, said balance being integrated into said build platform; and optionally iv) means for performing in-line near-infra-red and/or raman spectroscopy on the solid-dosage-form product; wherein said solid-dosage-form comprises at least one active-ingredient and at least one excipient. Further provided are methods of producing solid-dosage-forms using the apparatus, including computer-implemented methods.

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