Table 4.
Some key efforts that AM community put forward in producing the nasopharyngeal swabs.
| Material type | Manufacturing process/device | Production capacity | Manufacturer | Open source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Guide resin | Formlabs SLA Printer | 112,000/day | Formlabs | Yes | [58] |
| Soft C-29C resin | Envision One cDLM Printer | 500,000/day | EnvisionTEC | Yes | [123] |
| Company developed material | HP's MJF Printer | 100,000/day | Forecast 3D and Abigenix | No | [124] |
| 3D Systems biocompatible material | Figure 4 Printer | 3000/day | 3D Systems | No | [77] |
| Surgical Guide resin | Form 2 SLA Printer | 324/print | Hospital virtual Valdecilla | Yes | [125] |
| Nexa3D material | NXE 400 | 75,000/day | Nexa3D | No | [126] |
| Company developed material | Origin One Printer | 190,000/day | Origin and Stratasys | No | [127] |
| Carbon3D resin | Carbon3D M2 Printer | NA | Carbon3D | No | [128] |
| Structo developed material | Structo MSLA Printer | 15,000/day | Structo | No | [129] |
| Nylon base and Rayon | Markforged Industrial Series Printer | 10,000/day | Markforged | No | [84] |