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Acknowledgements
The authors thank Jennyfer Zapata-Farfan and the Meunier lab at Polytechnique Montreal for
machining the glass capillaries used in this work. Christos Boutopoulos acknowledges financial
support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (#527176), the Natural Sciences and
Engineering Research Council (NSERC) (#RGPIN-2025-07077), the Fonds de la recherche en
santé du Québec (FRQS) (#312263), and the Canada Foundation for Innovation (#43112). Ahad
Mohammadi is a recipient of a PhD scholarship funded by the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
Foundation. Shakiba Davani is a recipient of a PhD scholarship from the Fonds de recherche en
ophtalmologie de l’Université de Montréal.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare they have no competing interests.
Author contributions
Ahad Mohammadi developed the mobile printing head, created the algorithm for controlling the
automation, performed and analyzed printing experiments, prepared all figures, and wrote the
original draft of the paper. Shakiba Davani fabricated the OCT probes and contributed to the
development of the distance-tracking automation. Christos Boutopoulos reviewed and edited the
manuscript, conceived and supervised the work, and secured funding.
Ethics approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.
Consent for publication
Not applicable.
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