Bioprinting
Inkjet | Microextrusion | ||
Cell viability | >85% | 40-80% | |
Material viscosities | 3.5-12 mPa/s | 30 mPa/s to >6 x 10^7 mPa/s | |
Gelation methods | Chemical, photo-crosslinking | Chemical, photo-crosslinking | |
Print speed | Fast (1-10000 droplets/s) | Slow (10-20 µm/s) | |
Resolution or droplet size | <1 pl to >300 pl droplets, 50 µm wide | 5 µm to millimeters wide | |
Cell densities | Low, <10^6 cells/ml | High, cell spheroids | |
Printer cost | Low | Medium |