Development and validation of material selection method for cost-effective lab-scale 3D-printed platforms in biotechnology
Ayur Jitendra Ghalot, Alexander Gießel, Prathamesh Thakare, Melika Asvadi, T. A. Stefanie Nguyen, Thomas Walther, Nandor Ziebart · 2026
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Description
Ayur Jitendra Ghalot and six co-authors wrote this 2026 study on choosing materials for 3D-printed lab gear in biotechnology. Printed flasks and platforms are cheap and customizable, but labs lacked a standard way to judge whether a printed plastic survives sterilization and grows microbes well. The team built a framework testing printability, heat sterilization, strength, and friendliness to microbes.
They ran five filament plastics and twelve light-cured resins through it. Autoclaving was the great filter, cracking or ruining half the candidates. Two filaments passed for single-use gear, and one biocompatible resin suited reusable parts. Some bargain materials matched pricey rivals. Printed shake flasks then grew the test microbe as well as glass ones did. The authors offer the checklist as a shared standard, so labs can adopt printed equipment with evidence instead of trial and error.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ayur Jitendra Ghalot, Alexander Gießel, Prathamesh Thakare, Melika Asvadi, T. A. Stefanie Nguyen, Thomas Walther, Nandor Ziebart |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 81 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |