Free-D Molding: Every Idea Deserves a Prototype

3D printing is changing the world. However, the progress for pharmaceutical applications is slower than in other industries. It comes with unique challenges previously only solvable with significant resources. Materials are considerably more expensive, and the properties are mostly unknown. Often innovators did not have the tools to turn their ideas into reality under those restrictions. Novel free-D molding explores freely shaped dosage form ideas with minimum material knowledge and material requirement. It is based on vacuum compression molding and uses nonstick mold materials to allow quick formulation development with temperature and time as the only two required processing parameters. Thus, single researchers can work on prototypes of complex 3D geometries out of new formulations, which previously required large teams and budgets.