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We’re currently working with both ABS and PETG for a blood-contacting device that will be sterilized prior to packaging. So, we’re needing both sterilizability and hemocompatibility. Depending on your final application, you may want to look at PETG, it’s compatible with both gamma irradiation and Et…
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Hi, I know for a fact that you can use PA2200 which is a nylon powder used on EOS Printers. This material can be sterilised, using various methods. Definitely worth looking into, but you may want to have a look around because if it is going to be in contact with an open wound you will want to make s…
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As others here have said, SLA or DLP is far better than FDM printing if you want to reduce surface defects. FDM will leave large spaces for contaminants and bacteria to grow within, but the resin produces a much smoother surface at a microscopic level.
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I’d second the use of resin designed for this purpose. Just about any thermoplastic you can print with (except PEEK maybe, and not many printers print this) will deform at the temps you’ll want to autoclave, so I’d say FDM printing is out. Polymerized resin should handle this much better and should …
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I would second this. Biocompatible materials are still mostly relegated to high end industrial machines, but the Formlabs Dental SG resin is probably the most accessible and available bio compatible material for consumer printing. If you contact a Hub with a Form2 printer, they might be willing to s…
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Formlabs Dental SG resin is a Class 1 biocompatible material (it’s the only consumer available 3D printing material I know of that is directly approved by the FDA). This resin is also designed to be sterilized in an autoclave, so it might be worth looking into using this; it seems like a good fit fo…
