Teach your microscope how to print: low-cost and rapid-iteration microfabrication for biology

1. Motion—Motion accuracy: not reported
2. Volume—Volumetric accuracy: not reported
3. Viability—Cell viability: not reported
4. Unattended—Unattended operation: not reported
5. Standard—Standard compliance: not reported

The full text was read and states no figure for any of the five.

Each score is shown against the range the other 59 builds actually occupy, because no criterion uses the full 1–5 scale. These describe how reproducible the build is, not how good the science is.

• Resolution

  5/1–5

  Smallest feature/positioning evidence about 1 µm.

• Throughput

  4/2–5

  Evidence of parallel, plate-scale, multi-head, or unattended operation.

• Parts sourcing

  4/2–4

  Mostly off-the-shelf or kit-based components.

• Skill needed

  4/2–4

  Build/operation described as low-skill or basic assembly.

• Facilities needed

  4/2–4

  Uses common benchtop/desktop equipment or generic consumables.

• Documentation

  3/2–5

  Some open documentation or files are available.

• Validation effort

  4/2–4

  Validation includes standards, benchmarking, replicates, or multi-condition tests.

• Cycle time

  4/1–4

  Speed evidence suggests rapid, real-time, or automated operation.