Visual impairment and blindness affects 285 million people worldwide, resulting in a\nhigh public health burden. This study reports, for the first time, the use of three-dimensional (3D)\nprinting to create orally disintegrating printlets (ODPs) suited for patients with visual impairment.\nPrintlets were designed with Braille and Moon patterns on their surface, enabling patients to identify\nmedications when taken out of their original packaging. Printlets with different shapes were fabricated\nto offer additional information, such as the medication indication or its dosing regimen. Despite the\npresence of the patterns, the printlets retained their original mechanical properties and dissolution\ncharacteristics, wherein all the printlets disintegrated within................
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