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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: Biomater Adv. 2021 Nov 29;134:112576. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112576

Table 5.

3D bioprinted constructs developed using digital light processing (DLP) based 3D printing techniques.

Materials used DLP setup Printed tissue/cells used Ref
Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA)/dECM Bottom up DLP with UV (365 nm, 2.25 mW/cm2 intensity) and DMD with 1920 × 1080 resolution Liver microtissue [146]
Silk fibroin- Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) UV-LED with a wavelength of 365 nm, biconcave lenses, DMD with 30 μm resolution Chondrocytes [147]
Poly(ethylene glycol diacrylate) (PEGDA) DLP system with a customized platform for printing, the light source of 405 nm wavelength, optic lenses 3T3 fibroblasts [148]
PEGDA, Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) Bottom-up 3D printing system with UV of 365 nm, moving platform with 10 μm resolution in the z-axis, DMD with 1920 × 1080 resolution PC12 cells [149]
1,3-Diglycerolate diacrylate (DiGlyDA), PEGDA, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) Projector with the intensity of approximately 18 mW/cm2 is used where the resin is placed in VAT that moves in z-axis in a highly controlled manner Acellular constructs—the disk, octet-truss lattice, and a 3D ear model [150]
Chitosan methacrylate (CHIMA) DLP system with blue light wavelength 405 nm, intensity 15 mW/cm2, time 15 s and printing resolution of 800–1200 μm Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) [46]
Glycidal methacrylate-hyaluronic acid (GM-HA) DLP system with UV light source irradiated for 15 s HUVECs, C3H/10T1/2 cells, HepG2 cells—vascularized tissue construct [151]
Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) DLP based 3D bioprinter with 405 nm visible light wavelength and z-axis moving platform Acellular peripheral nerve conduits seeded with Schwann cells [152]
Hyaluronic acid glycidyl methacrylate, methacrylated gelatin DLP (micro-continuous optical printing) system with software-controlled XYZ axis, 365 nm bandpass filter, the light intensity of 11 mW/cm2, and irradiated for 45 s Neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes (NMVCMs) [30]
Isosorbide-derived polyesters DLP device utilizes 405 nm light, 450 mW/cm2 intensity irradiated for 60 s and 150 s Thin films seeded with fibroblasts [153]