Name of the equipment: 3D bioprinter Make & Model: Cellink ; BioX Gen III I-Stem Registration ID- 3246253 Category of Instrument Bioscience and Technology Types of Analysis / Testing Fabrication Application: Bioprinting scaffolds for disease models, drug testing, etc. Description of Instrument A 3D bio-printer for cell biologists, tissue engineers and biomedical researchers

Book through I-STEM: https://www.istem.gov.in/ Slot Booking Link I-STEM Slot Booking link for External User

Booking available for Internal and External Both Requisition form for Internals Externals

Faculty In-charge: Dr. Baiju G Nair Email ID: bgnair@nitc.ac.in Phone number:  +91-7034011575

Technical Staff: Sandhyadevi S M (TA) sandhyadevism@nitc.ac.in Sooraj V S (ST soorajvs@nitc.ac.in Jishnu Sudhakaran (TE) jishnusudhakaran@nitc.ac.in Sruthi K Balan (LA) sruthikbalan@nitc.ac.in

Department BSED Office Email ID sbtoffice@nitc.ac.in Location Room No. 307D, Department of Bioscience and Engineering Lab Phone No 04952285490

Features of the equipment ü Versatile support for 3 print head ü Patented clean chamber technology for contamination free 3D bioprinting ü Universal bioink capability	Unique features/Measurement capabilities, if any Ø Theoretical 3D printing resolution: 1µm (practical limit 100 µm) Ø Integrated DNA studio software for design of simple structures Ø Application: Bioprinting scaffolds for disease models, drug testing, etc.
Instrument Technical Description and Major Specifications (This Specifications Limited to Major 5) § Build Volume: 130mm x 90 mm x 70 mm § Pressure Range: 0-200 kPa § Temperature: (i) Printbed: 4-65oC §  (ii)Printhead: Amb-250 oC § UV-Sterilization: UV-C (275nm) 20mW output Supported File Formats: .gcode, .sti	Measurement/Sample specifications: § Viscosity: 1000-10000 mPa.S § Only biocompatible polymers allowed | No microbial samples allowed § Both biopolymers and synthetic polymers (Melting point: 200°C)

· Quantity: 5ml (depends on the print model)

· Sample Type: Viscous fluid (500-8000mPa.S)

· Pre-preparation: The sample should be sterile

· User instructions: Should reveal the cell used in the ink

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