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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Cardiol Rep. 2019 Jul 27;21(9):90. doi: 10.1007/s11886-019-1179-8

Table 1:

Advantages and disadvantages of the main 3D bioprinting techniques

Inkjet based printing Extrusion based printing Laser assisted
Printing
Advantages low costs
fast print
high cell viability
low viscosity
high cell density
high resolution
extremely high resolution
high cell viability
Disadvantages low resolution
low cell density
limited materials pallet
variable cell viability
slow print
high shear stress
noozle clogging
expensive
long preparation
thermal damage possible
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