On the intrinsic sterility of 3D printing
On the intrinsic sterility of 3D printing
复制标题
DOI：
10.7717/peerj.2661
复制
发表时间：
2016-12-01
期刊：
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Pudlo, Nicholas
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Neches, Russell Y.;Flynn, Kaitlin J.;Pudlo, Nicholas
使用挤出热塑性塑料构建物体的3D打印机正在迅速成为实验室中的常用工具。我们证明，通过适当的处理，这些器械能够从非无菌热塑性原料生产无菌组件，而无需在制造后进行任何处理。制造过程本身导致材料灭菌。由此产生的3D打印组件适用于各种应用，包括细菌和细胞培养实验。
3D printers that build objects using extruded thermoplastic are quickly becoming commonplace tools in laboratories. We demonstrate that with appropriate handling, these devices are capable of producing sterile components from a non-sterile feedstock of thermoplastic without any treatment after fabrication. The fabrication process itself results in sterilization of the material. The resulting 3D printed components are suitable for a wide variety of applications, including experiments with bacteria and cell culture.