The support struts on the outside of the skull required for 3D printing can be removed after the resin has cured. Finally, they are filled with insulating foam to simulate the brain mass. In the ETH ...

A 3D skull model of the false gharial Tomistoma schlegelii; the bones of the braincase are in colour. The specimen is from the collection of the Zoological Museum, Moscow State University ...

medical developments in 3D printing technology have been offering people the chance at a new life all over the world. The first ever complete 3D printed skull was implanted in a woman earlier in 2014.