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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Lab Chip. 2019 May 13;19(11):2019–2037. doi: 10.1039/c8lc01037d

Table 2.

An overview of common bioprinting categories. Adapted from Murphy & Atala 201416 and Ji & Guvendiren 2017.17

Parameter Inkjet Extrusion Light-assisted

Speed Medium Low High
Cost Low Low Medium
Resolution 100–500 μm 100–500 μm 20–100 μm*
Flexibility Low High High
Commercialization Medium High Low
*

For TPL this resolution will be from 0.1 to 10 μm.