Inkjet Printer Modification
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Creating Transient Cell Membrane Pores Using a Standard Inkjet Printer
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2012
A description of the methods used to convert an HP DeskJet 500 printer into a bioprinter. The printer is capable of processing living cells, which causes transient pores in the membrane. These pores can be utilized to incorporate small molecules, including fluorescent G-actin, into the printed cells.
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Elaborate Control of Inkjet Printer for Fabrication of Chip-based Supercapacitors
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2021
This paper provides a technique for manufacturing chip-based supercapacitors using an inkjet printer. Methodologies are described in detail to synthesize inks, adjust software parameters, and analyze the electrochemical results of the manufactured supercapacitor.
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Inkjet-printed Polyvinyl Alcohol Multilayers
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2017
An inkjet printer was used to manufacture polyvinyl alcohol multilayers. Polyvinyl alcohol water-based ink was formulated, and the main physical properties were investigated.
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Human Cartilage Tissue Fabrication Using Three-dimensional Inkjet Printing Technology
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2014
The methods described in this paper show how to convert a commercial inkjet printer into a bioprinter with simultaneous UV polymerization. The printer is capable of constructing 3D tissue structure with cells and biomaterials. The study demonstrated here constructed a 3D neocartilage.
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Antimicrobial Synergy Testing by the Inkjet Printer-assisted Automated Checkerboard Array and the Manual Time-kill Method
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2019
Antimicrobial synergy testing is used to evaluate the effect of two or more antibiotics used in combination and is typically performed by one of two methods: the checkerboard array or the time-kill assay. Here, we present an automated, inkjet printer-assisted checkerboard array synergy technique and a classic time-kill synergy study.
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Control comes from digitally actuated printheads that eject small droplets through nozzles, combined with software and motion-control changes that determine where those droplets are placed. The deposited pattern therefore reflects both the digital instructions and the printer’s controlled dispensing process. This enables defined spatial arrangements for biomaterials, biosensors, and tissue-engineering constructs.
Researchers may alter the cartridge, the fluid properties, the software, or the motion-control system. These changes address different parts of the delivery process: cartridge modifications support handling the selected material, fluid-property adjustments support dispensing, and software or motion control governs placement. Together, they adapt a conventional platform for bioinks, polymers, proteins, or cell-containing suspensions.
Digital actuation allows materials to be placed at defined locations rather than deposited without a specified pattern. That spatial control lets researchers vary composition and architecture across a construct or model system. Studying these organized differences can reveal how composition, architecture, and spatial organization influence biological function, which is central to patterned biomaterials, tissue engineering, and biosensor development.
Researchers first select the material to be deposited, then adapt the cartridge, fluid properties, software, or motion control as needed. The modified printer is digitally directed to eject droplets through its printhead nozzles and place them at defined locations. This workflow supports rapid prototyping of patterned biomaterials, tissue-engineering constructs, biosensors, and model systems.
Supported materials include bioinks, polymers, proteins, and suspensions containing cells. The same modified platform can therefore address both material patterning and cell-containing deposition, depending on the selected formulation and system adjustments. Resulting constructs or patterns can be used in tissue-engineering research, biosensor development, or model systems that examine biological function.
Researchers would consider this approach when they need rapid prototyping and controlled placement of biomaterials or related components. Its bioengineering uses include patterned biomaterials, tissue-engineering constructs, biosensors, and model systems. The resulting control over composition, architecture, and spatial organization makes the platform useful for investigating how design features affect biological function.