Department of BioNanoTechnology, Wageningen University, Bornse Weilanden 9, Wageningen, 6708WG, The Netherlands.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2022 Sep;9(27):e2202610. doi: 10.1002/advs.202202610. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Although 3D printers are becoming more common in households, they are still under-represented in many laboratories worldwide and regarded as toys rather than as laboratory equipment. This short review wants to change this conservative point of view. This mini-review focuses on fused deposition modeling printers and what happens after acquiring your first 3D printer. In short, these printers melt plastic filament and deposit it layer by layer to create the final object. They are getting cheaper and easier to use, and nowadays it is not difficult to find good 3D printers for less than €500. At such a price, a 3D printer is one, if not the most, versatile piece of equipment you can have in a laboratory.
虽然 3D 打印机在家庭中越来越常见，但在世界范围内，它们在许多实验室中的应用仍然不足，仍被视为玩具而非实验室设备。本文旨在改变这种保守观点，对熔融沉积成型 3D 打印机进行简要综述，并探讨购买第一台 3D 打印机后的相关事宜。这种 3D 打印机通过加热使塑料丝熔融，然后逐层沉积以构建最终物体。随着技术的进步，3D 打印机的价格越来越低，使用也越来越方便，如今，花费不到 500 欧元就能购买到一台质量不错的 3D 打印机。如此一来，3D 打印机成为实验室中最通用的设备之一，如果不是最通用的设备。
