[Figure 2] Customized Medi-Food for Patients or the Elderly Using 3D Food Printing Technology (IMAGE)

National Research Council of Science & Technology

[Figure 2] Customized Medi-Food for Patients or the Elderly Using 3D Food Printing Technology

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This depicts the process of providing optimized, customized medi-foods for patients or elderly individuals with dysphagia using 3D food printing technology. By precisely controlling individual nutrition, texture, and shape, the technology can help address nutritional imbalance and improve meal satisfaction and quality of life for elderly populations.

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Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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