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Table 2 3D printing for cardiac valve replacement: required time for different printed objects with various printing techniques

From: 3D printing for heart valve disease: a systematic review

First author [reference number]

Printer

Print method

Post-treatment

Printed object

Time

Abdel-Sayed [11]

FDM syringe with silicone

FDM

Dip-coating with silicone

Simplified heart model

3 days

Biglino [34]

PolyJet

PolyJet

None

Descending aorta

12 h

Kalejs [31]

Fab@Home

FDM

Dip-coating with silicone

Aortic root model

200 min

Mahmood [25]

Objet260 Connex

PolyJet

NA

Mitral valve

90 min

Mahmood [24]

Makerbot Replicator 2X

FDM

None

Mitral annulus

30 min

Mashari [26]

Makerbot Replicator 2X

FDM

Silicone casting

Mitral valve

2–5 h

Muraru [30]

Formiga P110

Laser sintering

NA

Tricuspid valve

90–120 min

Ripley [20]

Form 1 Plus

SLT

NA

Aortic root

5 h

Owais [29]

Makerbot Replicator 2X

FDM

None

Aortic annulus

15 min

  1. FDM fused deposition modeling, SLT stereolithography, NA not applicable