The Field Guide to 3D Printing in Optical Microscopy for Life Sciences

A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing

(2021) Marek Pagac et al.   Polymers

A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging

(2021) Ikram Khan et al.   Biomicrofluidics

PUMA – An open‐source 3D‐printed direct vision microscope with augmented reality and spatial light modulator functions

(2021) Paul J. Tadrous   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

3D printable diffractive optical elements by liquid immersion

(2021) Reut Orange-Kedem et al.   Nature Communications

Gold and silver dichroic nanocomposite in the quest for 3D printing the Lycurgus cup

(2020) Lars Kool et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Open-source, 3D-printed Peristaltic Pumps for Small Volume Point-of-Care Liquid Handling

(2020) Michael R. Behrens et al.   Scientific Reports

Robotic microscopy for everyone: the OpenFlexure microscope

(2020) Joel T. Collins et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

3D Printing of Inertial Microfluidic Devices

(2020) Sajad Razavi Bazaz et al.   Scientific Reports

Fabrication of Hard–Soft Microfluidic Devices Using Hybrid 3D Printing

(2020) Carlos Ruiz et al.   Micromachines

FDM-Based 3D Printing of Polymer and Associated Composite: A Review on Mechanical Properties, Defects and Treatments

(2020) Sachini Wickramasinghe et al.   Polymers

Coupling 3D Printing and Novel Replica Molding for In House Fabrication of Skeletal Muscle Tissue Engineering Devices

(2020) Alessandro Iuliano et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Hydrogels for Bioprinting: A Systematic Review of Hydrogels Synthesis, Bioprinting Parameters, and Bioprinted Structures Behavior

(2020) Enrique Mancha Sánchez et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

A Scientist’s Guide to Buying a 3D Printer: How to Choose the Right Printer for Your Laboratory

(2020) Joshua J Tully et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Inkjet Bioprinting of Biomaterials

(2020) Xinda Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

On the environmental impacts of 3D printing technology

(2020) Mohammad Reza Khosravani et al.   Applied Materials Today

Biocompatibility of Blank, Post-Processed and Coated 3D Printed Resin Structures with Electrogenic Cells

(2020) Cacie Hart et al.   Biosensors-Basel

3D printed cell culture grid holders for improved cellular specimen preparation in cryo-electron microscopy

(2020) Florian Fäßler et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

A versatile and customizable low-cost 3D-printed open standard for microscopic imaging

(2020) Benedict Diederich et al.   Nature Communications

cellSTORM—Cost-effective super-resolution on a cellphone using dSTORM

(2019) Benedict Diederich et al.   PLoS One

Waveguide-PAINT offers an open platform for large field-of-view super-resolution imaging

(2019) Anna Archetti et al.   Nature Communications

Automating multimodal microscopy with NanoJ-Fluidics

(2019) Pedro Almada et al.   Nature Communications

Recent Developments in Fused Deposition Modeling-Based 3D Printing of Polymers and Their Composites

(2019) Tuan Noraihan Azila Tuan Rahim et al.   Polymer Reviews

Mechanical Properties and Applications of Recycled Polycarbonate Particle Material Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing

(2019) Matthew J. Reich et al.   Materials

A complex human gut microbiome cultured in an anaerobic intestine-on-a-chip

(2019) Sasan Jalili-Firoozinezhad et al.   Nature Biomedical Engineering

Chemistry from 3D printed objects

(2019) Matthew R. Hartings et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

3D printer as a potential source of indoor air pollution

(2019) S. Wojtyła et al.   International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Printability and Tensile Performance of 3D Printed Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol Using Fused Deposition Modelling

(2019) Sofiane Guessasma et al.   Polymers

Functional 3D Printing for Microfluidic Chips

(2019) Gregor Weisgrab et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

Comparison of physical and mechanical properties of PLA, ABS and nylon 6 fabricated using fused deposition modeling and injection molding

(2019) Makara Lay et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Facile assembly of an affordable miniature multicolor fluorescence microscope made of 3D-printed parts enables detection of single cells

(2019) Samuel B. Tristan-Landin et al.   PLoS One

Visualisation of dCas9 target search in vivo using an open-microscopy framework

(2019) Koen J. A. Martens et al.   Nature Communications

3D-printable portable open-source platform for low-cost lens-less holographic cellular imaging

(2019) Stephan Amann et al.   Scientific Reports

Principles of open source bioinstrumentation applied to the poseidon syringe pump system

(2019) A. Sina Booeshaghi et al.   Scientific Reports

A review on 3D printed matrix polymer composites: its potential and future challenges

(2019) Jabran Saroia et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Single-molecule detection on a portable 3D-printed microscope

(2019) James W. P. Brown et al.   Nature Communications

Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges

(2018) Tuan D. Ngo et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

3D-printed Quake-style microvalves and micropumps

(2018) Yuan-Sheng Lee et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

3D Printing in Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications – Recent Achievements and Challenges

(2018) Witold Jamróz et al.   PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

Development of a universal, tunable, miniature fluorescence microscope for use at the point of care

(2018) Cynthia Wong et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

3D printed water-soluble scaffolds for rapid production of PDMS micro-fluidic flow chambers

(2018) Tobias Dahlberg et al.   Scientific Reports

Printing of Patterned, Engineered E. coli Biofilms with a Low-Cost 3D Printer

(2018) Dominik T. Schmieden et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

An introduction to optical super-resolution microscopy for the adventurous biologist

(2018) J Vangindertael et al.   Methods and Applications in Fluorescence

3D-Printed Reusable Cell Culture Chamber with Integrated Electrodes for Electrical Stimulation and Parallel Microscopic Evaluation

(2018) Dominik Schneidereit et al.   3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Development of a biomimetic liver tumor-on-a-chip model based on decellularized liver matrix for toxicity testing

(2018) Siming Lu et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Imaging & identification of malaria parasites using cellphone microscope with a ball lens

(2018) Temitope E. Agbana et al.   PLoS One

Three-Dimensional-Printed Sustainable Biochar-Recycled PET Composites

(2018) Mohanad Idrees et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of the type I photoinitiators BAPO and TPO on human oral keratinocytes and V79 fibroblasts

(2018) Marina Popal et al.   DENTAL MATERIALS

Analysis of tensile strength of a fused filament fabricated PLA part using an open-source 3D printer

(2018) Shilpesh R. Rajpurohit et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Effect of process parameters on tensile strength of FDM printed PLA part

(2018) Shilpesh R. Rajpurohit et al.   RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL

Effects of extrusion speed and printing speed on the 3D printing stability of extruded PEEK filament

(2018) Peng Geng et al.   Journal of Manufacturing Processes

Advances in Optical Sensing and Bioanalysis Enabled by 3D Printing

(2018) Alexander Lambert et al.   ACS Sensors

3D printing for chemical, pharmaceutical and biological applications

(2018) Andrew J. Capel et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

A microfluidic circulatory system integrated with capillary-assisted pressure sensors

(2017) Yangfan Chen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Custom 3D printer and resin for 18 μm × 20 μm microfluidic flow channels

(2017) Hua Gong et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Point-of-care testing: applications of 3D printing

(2017) Ho Nam Chan et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Controlled Direct Growth of Polymer Shell on Upconversion Nanoparticle Surface via Visible Light Regulated Polymerization

(2017) Ali Bagheri et al.   MACROMOLECULES

The €100 lab: A 3D-printable open-source platform for fluorescence microscopy, optogenetics, and accurate temperature control during behaviour of zebrafish, Drosophila, and Caenorhabditis elegans

(2017) Andre Maia Chagas et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Biocompatibility of Photopolymers in 3D Printing

(2017) Frank Alifui-Segbaya et al.   3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

A 3D Printed Toolbox for Opto-Mechanical Components

(2017) Luis José Salazar-Serrano et al.   PLoS One

NicoLase—An open-source diode laser combiner, fiber launch, and sequencing controller for fluorescence microscopy

(2017) Philip R. Nicovich et al.   PLoS One

All-in-one 3D printed microscopy chamber for multidimensional imaging, the UniverSlide

(2017) Kevin Alessandri et al.   Scientific Reports

Engineered heart tissues and induced pluripotent stem cells: Macro- and microstructures for disease modeling, drug screening, and translational studies

(2016) Evangeline Tzatzalos et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

3D Printing of Emulsions and Foams into Hierarchical Porous Ceramics

(2016) Clara Minas et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Light-sheet microscopy for everyone? Experience of building an OpenSPIM to study flatworm development

(2016) Johannes Girstmair et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Isotropic and anisotropic elasticity and yielding of 3D printed material

(2016) Rui Zou et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Anisotropic damage inferred to 3D printed polymers using fused deposition modelling and subject to severe compression

(2016) Sofiane Guessasma et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Inexpensive, Open Source Epifluorescence Microscopes

(2016) Chris Stewart et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

Additive manufacturing and sustainability: an exploratory study of the advantages and challenges

(2016) Simon Ford et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Rapid prototyping of continuous carbon fiber reinforced polylactic acid composites by 3D printing

(2016) Nanya Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Assessment of biocompatibility of 3D printed photopolymers using zebrafish embryo toxicity assays

(2016) N. P. Macdonald et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

High density 3D printed microfluidic valves, pumps, and multiplexers

(2016) Hua Gong et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

3D printed microfluidic devices: enablers and barriers

(2016) Sidra Waheed et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

eduSPIM: Light Sheet Microscopy in the Museum

(2016) Wiebke Jahr et al.   PLoS One

A one-piece 3D printed flexure translation stage for open-source microscopy

(2016) James P. Sharkey et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

The cell-stretcher: A novel device for the mechanical stimulation of cell populations

(2016) S. Seriani et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Fast live-cell conventional fluorophore nanoscopy with ImageJ through super-resolution radial fluctuations

(2016) Nils Gustafsson et al.   Nature Communications

High-Throughput Assessment of Drug Cardiac Safety Using a High-Speed Impedance Detection Technology-Based Heart-on-a-Chip

(2016) Xi Zhang et al.   Micromachines

Mechanical behaviour of ABS: An experimental study using FDM and injection moulding techniques

(2016) Michael Dawoud et al.   Journal of Manufacturing Processes

3D printing of wood fibre biocomposites: From mechanical to actuation functionality

(2016) A. Le Duigou et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Effect of Infill Parameters on Tensile Mechanical Behavior in Desktop 3D Printing

(2016) Miguel Fernandez-Vicente et al.   3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

3D Printed Microfluidic Device with Integrated Biosensors for Online Analysis of Subcutaneous Human Microdialysate

(2015) Sally A. N. Gowers et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A portable, shock-proof, surface-heated droplet PCR system for Escherichia coli detection

(2015) Scott V. Angus et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Liver sinusoid on a chip: Long-term layered co-culture of primary rat hepatocytes and endothelial cells in microfluidic platforms

(2015) Young Bok Abraham Kang et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Ten challenges in 3D printing

(2015) William Oropallo et al.   ENGINEERING WITH COMPUTERS

3D-Printed ABS and PLA Scaffolds for Cartilage and Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Regeneration

(2015) Derek Rosenzweig et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Liver injury-on-a-chip: microfluidic co-cultures with integrated biosensors for monitoring liver cell signaling during injury

(2015) Qing Zhou et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

3D-printed microfluidic automation

(2015) Anthony K. Au et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

All-plastic, miniature, digital fluorescence microscope for three part white blood cell differential measurements at the point of care

(2015) Alessandra Forcucci et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

Simple 3D Printed Scaffold-Removal Method for the Fabrication of Intricate Microfluidic Devices

(2015) Vittorio Saggiomo et al.   Advanced Science

Assessing and Reducing the Toxicity of 3D-Printed Parts

(2015) Shirin Mesbah Oskui et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Multi-Contrast Imaging and Digital Refocusing on a Mobile Microscope with a Domed LED Array

(2015) Zachary F. Phillips et al.   PLoS One

DNA Assembly in 3D Printed Fluidics

(2015) William G. Patrick et al.   PLoS One

Smartphone Fluorescence Spectroscopy

(2014) Hojeong Yu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

3D-printed chip for detection of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureuslabeled with gold nanoparticles

(2014) Dagmar Chudobova et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Preparation and biocompatibility of grafted functional β-cyclodextrin copolymers from the surface of PET films

(2014) Yan Jiang et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

FPscope: a field-portable high-resolution microscope using a cellphone lens

(2014) Siyuan Dong et al.   Biomedical Optics Express

3D printed modules for integrated microfluidic devices

(2014) Kyoung G. Lee et al.   RSC Advances

Human kidney proximal tubule-on-a-chip for drug transport and nephrotoxicity assessment

(2013) Kyung-Jin Jang et al.   Integrative Biology

OpenSPIM: an open-access light-sheet microscopy platform

(2013) Peter G Pitrone et al.   NATURE METHODS

Comparison of Biocompatibility and Adsorption Properties of Different Plastics for Advanced Microfluidic Cell and Tissue Culture Models

(2012) Paul M. van Midwoud et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Human gut-on-a-chip inhabited by microbial flora that experiences intestinal peristalsis-like motions and flow

(2012) Hyun Jung Kim et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

A Human Disease Model of Drug Toxicity–Induced Pulmonary Edema in a Lung-on-a-Chip Microdevice

(2012) Dongeun Huh et al.   Science Translational Medicine

The role of extracellular matrix composition in structure and function of bioengineered skeletal muscle

(2011) Sara Hinds et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Additive layered manufacturing: sectors of industrial application shown through case studies

(2010) Vojislav Petrovic et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH

Reconstituting Organ-Level Lung Functions on a Chip

(2010) D. Huh et al.   SCIENCE