Tracing the evolution of biomedical 3D printing technology using ontology - based patent concept analysis

Trappey, A.J.C. and Trappey, Charles V. and Lee, K.L.C. (2016) Tracing the evolution of biomedical 3D printing technology using ontology - based patent concept analysis. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, NA . NA. ISSN 0953-7325

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Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) printing enables products to be custom-designed and produced using additive manufacturing processes. This research develops a patent analysis approach to explore biomedical 3D printing technology trends. First, the method searches for related patents.
Second, frequently appearing key terms in patents are extracted as a means to identify key concepts of inventions. Third, in order to structure the domain knowledge, the ontology is created by referring to the
relevant key terms and literature. The key terms create indexes used to measure similarities for clustering the patents and sub-technologies. Based on the patent context and dynamic patent concept analysis maps, the evolutionary trends of technology development are depicted. Biomedical 3D printing R&D projects are used as case examples to compare against co-occurring patent evolutions. The proposed patent concept analysis is generalisable for critical decision support of R&D
planning and evaluation in any market sector.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Additional Information:	Published online only.
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions:	Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Management and Public Administration
Depositing User:	Ms Shalni Sanjana
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2016 04:08
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2016 04:08
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/9133

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