LifeSupport®
Support Slurry for FRESH Bioprinting
Catalog #5244
LifeSupport®
Support Slurry for FRESH Bioprinting
Catalog #5244
LifeSupport is the industry standard for FRESH bioprinting. FRESH stands for Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels. Each LifeSupport printing kit comes with 5 units of 2 grams of sterile LifeSupport powder. Simply resuspend, centrifuge and print!
Product Description
LifeSupport® is the core component and industry standard for FRESH bioprinting.
FRESH stands for Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels.
Each LifeSupport® printing kit comes with 5 units of 2 grams of sterile LifeSupport® powder. One gram of powder hydrates to approximately 10 mL of FRESH support material.
Read the groundbreaking publication using LifeSupport® here: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6452/482
| Parameter, Testing, and Method | LifeSupport® #5244 |
| Sterilization Method | Irradiation |
| Sterility - USP modified | No growth |
| Form | Grounded Powder |
| Bioprinting | Supports Lifeink® Collagen Bioprinting |
| Average Particle Size Diameter | 15-50 microns |
| Package Size | 10 grams of powder (5 x 2 grams) |
| Rheology | Bingham Plastic Properties |
| Shelf Life | Minimum of 6 months from date of receipt |
| Source Material | Bovine Gelatin |
Product Bioprints
Full Scale Human Neonatal Heart
Printed in LifeSupport
Heart Valve - Closed
Printed in LifeSupport
Heart Valve - Open
Printed in LifeSupport
Meniscus
Printed in LifeSupport
3D bioprinted heart with Lifeink 240 and LifeSupport
3D bioprinted heart with Lifeink 240 and LifeSupport
Product References
References for FRESH Printing:
Lee, A. et al. 3D bioprinting of collagen to rebuild components of the human heart. Science 365, 482–487 (2019).
Thomas, H. & Adam, F. 3D printing complex scaffolds using freeform reversible embedding of suspended hydrogels (FRESH). Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology4,(2016).
Isaacson, A., Swioklo, S. & Connon, C. J. 3D bioprinting of a corneal stroma equivalent. Experimental Eye Research173,188–193 (2018).
Jeon, O., Lee, Y., Hinton, T., Feinberg, A. & Alsberg, E. Cryopreserved cell-laden alginate microgel bioink for 3D bioprinting of living tissues. Materials Today Chemistry12,61–70 (2019).
Maxson, Eva L., et al. "In vivo remodeling of a 3D-Bioprinted tissue engineered heart valve scaffold." Bioprinting (2019): e00059.
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Product Disclaimer
This product is for R&D use only and is not intended for human or other uses. Please consult the Material Safety Data Sheet for information regarding hazards and safe handling practices.
