3D Printing industry reviews the LulzBot Bio 3D bioprinter.
Designed by the US-based 3D printer manufacturer, the LulzBot Bio is the first and only 3D bioprinting system under the company’s signature LulzBot brand. The product line has been around since 2011, with a focus on open-source FDM 3D printers like the TAZ SideKick and TAZ Workhorse.
In line with the LulzBot ethos, the Bio is indeed another open-hardware machine – this time operating on the company’s Fluid Deposition Fabrication (FDF) bioprinting technology. The system is built for Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) printing, offering compatibility with everything from bioinks and unmodified collagen to alginate and other soft biomaterials.
As far as potential applications go, LulzBot has designed the machine for in-vitro…