Classification of 3D BioPrinters used for Bioengineering and Biomaterials research or other Medical Applications
Reporter: Aviva Lev-Ari, PhD, RN
Top 10 BioPrinters
BY DAVIDE SHER ON WED, AUGUST 26, 2015 · 3D PRINTERS, BIOPRINTING,MEDICAL & DENTAL, RESEARCH
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http://3dprintingindustry.com/2015/08/26/top-10-bioprinters/
Based classification on entirely subjective evaluations based on how well known the 3D bioprinter is and how often we run into it being used for bioengineering and biomaterials research or other applications. Similarly, the list is actually a list of all the bioprinters (and bioprinting devices) that we are aware of and that are either commercially available or that are used to make commercial bioproducts. The list does not include two very fascinating projects which have not yet arrived on the market such as the ultra low-cost and open source machine by BioBots or the Print alive skin 3D printer which won a recent James Dyson Award.
The list also does not take into consideration the many University-developed 3D printers which are used internally and only for research. This is one of the widest areas of development. For example South Korea’s Postech University’s Intelligent Mankfacturing Systems Lab (IMS) has developed its own 3D bioprinters which use several different technologies including stereolithography-based and deposition based technologies.
1. EnvisionTEC’s 3D Bioplotter Manufacturer Series + Developer Series
Technology: syringe-based extrusion
Materials: hydrogels, silicone, hydroxipatite, titanium, chitosan
Price: up to $200,000+
2. Organovo’s NovoGen MMX
Technology: syringe based extrusion
Materials: cellular hydrogels
Price: not for sale
3. RegenHU’s 3DDiscovery + Biofactory
Technology: syringe based extrusion
Materials: bioink, osteoink
Price: up to $200,000+
4. 3D Bioprinting Solutions’ FABION
Technology: multiple (photocuring, electromagnetic and extrusion)
Materials: hydrogel, organoids
Price: not for sale
5. Advanced Solutions’ BioAssemblyBot
Technology: six-axes syringe based extrusion
Materials: ND
Price: $159,999
6. GeSim’s Bioscaffolder 2.1
Technology: syringe based extrusion and piezoelectric nanoliter pipetting
Materials: polymers, high viscosity paste materials, alginate, calcium phosphate, silicon, cells and protein solutions
Price: $180,000
7. 3Dynamic Systems’ Alpha & Omega
Technology: syringe based extrusion
Materials: bone tissue from PCL, PLA, PGA, PEG, fibrin elastin, collagen, calcium phosphate and hydrogel mixtures
Price: £12-18,000
8. Bio3D’s SYN^ and Explorer
Technology: syringe-based extrusion
Materials: polymers, hydrogels
Price: NA
9. Aspect Biosystems’ Lab-on-a-printer
Technology: proprietary (unspecified)
Materials: hydrogels
Price: not for sale (partnerships available)
10. n3Dbio’s Bioassembler
Technology: magnetic levitation
Materials: cells
Price: $500-750 kits
Honorable Mention. BioBots BioBot1
Technology: syringe-based extrusion, blue light technology
Materials: agarose, collagen, alginate, polyethylene glycol
Price: $10,000
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http://3dprintingindustry.com/2015/08/26/top-10-bioprinters/
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