3D printing in this context allows for the fabrication of complex geometries that would be incredibly resource intensive otherwise.
You're correct in proposing that measurement techniques have enabled for this. But what good are the measurements if your tools do not allow for you to produce anything meaningful from the data?
Wow! I wonder if it's a special formulation - acrylic glass is really bad at chemical resistance (pretty much any organic solvent will damage it) and shatters pretty easily.
Oh man... having a skull implant rejected is horrifying. Having an arm or something rejected is one thing (you probably just go back to how you were going to be otherwise, more or less), but are there any backup plans if your body rejects a skull implant?
Edit: Some additional info (note the English captions): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXcz3OdHSHk
On the other hand, if she did have an exposed skull, I think there's like half a century or more of media which says you pretty much have to leave it transparent. You can always wear a wig or a baseball cap, but how else will people know you as an incredible (evil) super-genius without the exposed brain?
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071005
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1. To allow liquid/air-bubbles past for easier installation, to be covered-over by another layer later.
2. For attaching the Meninges?
3. Screw holes?
