Bio-compatible
3D printing
Bio-compatible, certified and sterilizable materials for applications in the medical and dental industries.
SLA/DLP Bio-compatible Materials
SLA is most suitable for visual applications where an injection mold-like, smooth surface finish, and a high level of feature detail are required.
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Smooth, injection mold-like, surface finish
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Brittle, not recommended for functional parts
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| Price $$$$$ | Tolerance ± 0.5% (min: ± 0.1 mm) |
| Turnaround time < 2 days | Wall thickness 0.5 mm |
| Max part size 150 x 75 x 50 cm | Layer height 25 - 100 μm |
Dental resin
Dental resins (SLA) are high-detail, sterilizable and biocompatible resins capable of producing dental implants.
Material Jetting Bio-compatible Materials
Material Jetting produces parts of the highest dimensional accuracy with very smooth surface finish, used for both visual prototypes and tooling manufacturing.
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Smooth, injection molding-like finish
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Brittle, not recomemended for functional parts
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Characteristics |
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| Price $$$$$ | Tolerance ± 0.1% (min: ± 0.05 mm) |
| Turnaround time < 5 days | Wall thickness 1.0 mm |
| Max part size 100 x 80 x 50 cm | Layer height 16 - 32 μm |
Dental resin
Dental resins (Material Jetting) are high detail, sterilizable and biocompatible resins suitable for dental implants. Greater detail than Castable Resin (SLA).
FDM Bio-compatible Materials
FDM is the most widely available 3D printing process, mainly used for low-cost prototyping and design verification with very fast turn around times.
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Fast turnaround times
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Print layers are likely to be visible
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| Price $$$$$ | Tolerance ± 0.5% (min: ± 0.5 mm) |
| Turnaround time < 2 days | Wall thickness 0.8 mm |
| Max part size 100 x 100 x 100 cm | Layer height 50 - 400 μm |
Standard PEI (ULTEM)
ULTEM (FDM) is an engineering plastic with good mechanical properties and exceptional heat, chemical and flame resistance. Suitable for top-end applications.
DMLS/SLM Bio-compatible Materials
DMLS/SLM produce high performance, end-use metal 3D printed parts for industrial applications in aerospace, automotive and medical.
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Can produce complex geometries
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High Cost
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| Price $$$$$ | Tolerance ± 0.1 mm |
| Turnaround time < 10 days | Wall thickness 0.4 mm |
| Max part size 50 x 28 x 36 cm | Layer height 20 – 50 μm |
Titanium
Titanium (DMLS/SLM) has excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and strength-to-weight ratio. It is sterilizable and biocompatible.