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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 51-56 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Engineering in life sciences |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Jul 2014 |
Abstract
The fabrication of individual labware is a sophisticated task that requires dedicated machines and skills. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has the great potential to simplify this procedure drastically. In the near future, scientists will design labware digitally and then print them three dimensionally directly in the laboratory. With the available rapid prototyping printer systems, it is possible to achieve this. The materials accessible meet the needs of biotechnological laboratories that include biocompatibility and withstanding sterilization conditions. This will lead to a completely new approach of adapting the labware to the experiment or even tailor-made it to the organism it is being used for, not adapting the experiment to a certain standard labware. Thus, it will encourage the creativity of scientists and enrich the future laboratory work. We present different examples illustrating the potential and possibilities of using 3D printing for individualizing labware. This includes a well plate with different baffle geometries, shake flask cap with built-in luer connections, and filter holder for an in-house developed membrane reactor system.
Keywords
- 3D printing, Biotechnology, Cell culture, Labware, Rapid prototyping
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Engineering
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Bioengineering
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In: Engineering in life sciences, Vol. 15, No. 1, 27.07.2014, p. 51-56.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D-printed individual labware in biosciences by rapid prototyping:
T2 - A proof of principle
AU - Lücking, Tim H.
AU - Sambale, Franziska
AU - Beutel, Sascha
AU - Scheper, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/7/27
Y1 - 2014/7/27
N2 - The fabrication of individual labware is a sophisticated task that requires dedicated machines and skills. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has the great potential to simplify this procedure drastically. In the near future, scientists will design labware digitally and then print them three dimensionally directly in the laboratory. With the available rapid prototyping printer systems, it is possible to achieve this. The materials accessible meet the needs of biotechnological laboratories that include biocompatibility and withstanding sterilization conditions. This will lead to a completely new approach of adapting the labware to the experiment or even tailor-made it to the organism it is being used for, not adapting the experiment to a certain standard labware. Thus, it will encourage the creativity of scientists and enrich the future laboratory work. We present different examples illustrating the potential and possibilities of using 3D printing for individualizing labware. This includes a well plate with different baffle geometries, shake flask cap with built-in luer connections, and filter holder for an in-house developed membrane reactor system.
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KW - Cell culture
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