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The arrival of commercial bioprinters – Towards 3D bioprinting revolution!

table 2. Summary table of commercially available bioprinters
(* IPF: Individually Pore Filling; IF: Injection Filling; FDM: Fused Deposition Modelling; NA: Not available; *: Information unavailable,
# Unless additional materials are highlighted, all extrusion-based bioprinters are at least capable of printing hydrogels)

technology and Nozzle Build volume Resolution (μm) Number of temperature
company Model # Diameter printing heads control
Materials (μm) (mm) X/Y Z available
3Dynamic Alpha Extrusion * 150 × 150 × 60 ±75 1 *
Systems (Accuracy)
Omega 210 × 140 × 60 ±50 2 *
(Accuracy)
Advanced Life BioAssemblyBot Extrusion * 250 × 300 × 250 * 8 Tool: 5–110 °C
Sciences Interchangeable Bed: 5–110 °C
tools
Biobot * 190 × 100 10 10 5 NA
(Cylinder) (Linear) (Rotary)
Rotational stage
Aether Aether 1 Extrusion, Droplet 50 315 × 229 × 132 1.055 0.00043 10+ Anodized aluminum
jetting, FDM Pneumatic: 8 heated syringe
FDM: 2 mount and stage
Allevi Allevi 1 Extrusion (hydrogel and 150 90 × 130 × 60 10 10 1 Nozzle: 4–200 °C
thermopolymer) Bed: NA
Allevi 2 Extrusion 150 90 × 90 × 90 5.5 5 2 Nozzle: RT–160 °C
Bed: NA
Allevi 6 Extrusion * * 1 1 6 Nozzle: 4–200 °C
Thermoplastics, Bed: RT–120 °C
hydrogels
Bio3D Explorer Extrusion * * 5 5 Up to 4 *
Technologies
CELLINK INKREDIBLE+ Extrusion 100 130 × 80 × 100 10 10 2 Nozzle: Heating
Bed: NA
BIO X Extrusion, Inkjet, FDM * 130 × 90 × 70 1 1 3 Nozzle: 4–130 °C
Heated Bed: 4–60 °C
pneumatic: 2
Piston-driven: 1
Cyfuse Regenova Kenzan method 170 10 × 20 × 18 – Up to 2 types of NA
biomedical (Needle) (9 × 9) spheroids
20 × 30 × 18
(26 × 26)
Envision TEC Bioplotter 1 1 2 Nozzle: 30–250 °C
Starter 100 150 × 150 × 140 Only high Bed: NA
temperature
Extrusion
Bioplotter Hydrogel, thermoplastic, 100 150 × 150 × 140 1 1 3 Nozzle: 0–250 °C
Developer High and low Bed: Available
ceramic, metal paste
Bioplotter 100 150 × 150 × 140 1 1 5 Nozzle: 0 – 250°C
Manufacturer High and low Bed: -10 – 80°C
GeSiM BioScaffolder 3.1 Extrusion, Inkjet, Melt * 310 × 200 2 10 3 Nozzle: * – 120°C
electrospinning (Area) Bed: NA
nScrypt 3Dn 300 TE Extrusion * 300 × 300 × 150 0.01 0.5 4 *
series
±5 (Accuracy)
Pensees VitarixTM Extrusion 200 100 × 60 ±10 2 NA
(Area) (Accuracy)
REGEMAT 3D V1 IPF, IF, FDM * 100 150 × 150 × 110 150 0.4 FDM: 2 *
IPF/IF: up to 8

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