The rise of 3D printing brings with it manufacturing opportunity and new challenges in intellectual property protection. We address the use of chemical fingerprinting as a strategy to validate genuine product and protect against counterfeits.
Sharon Flank, "3D Fakes: Chemical Fingerprinting in Additive Manufacturing, from Pharmaceuticals to Engines" in Proc. IS&T Printing for Fabrication: Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP33), 2017, pp 187 - 190, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2017.33.187