Impressão 3D na medicina legal e resolução de crimes: revisão integrativa da literatura

Abstract

3D printing technology provided opportunities for explorations in new biological areas, such as Forensic Medicine, helping to solve crimes. Considering the use of this technology in Criminal Forensics, this work consists of a literary review that aims to report the contribution of 3D printing in solving criminal acts. The main 3D impressions used, their advantages and disadvantages were reported. As an adjunct, molecular techniques were also presented in 3D printing that can assist in solving crimes. Data analysis revealed that the use of 3D printing collaborated in the expert reports that elucidated investigations conducted in the criminal area. Technology was presented as an option to reduce costs, deadlines and invasive impacts on the body, in forensic contexts. It was concluded that it is necessary to plan the construction of the object taking into account technical restrictions of 3D printers, mainly the digitization process. In addition, determining which computational method to combine to obtain the best results in Forensic Medicine are critical steps in the printing process.