Table 1 Tools used for model creation
From: Fabrication approaches for the creation of physical models from microscopy data
Model | C. Elegans embryo | Distal tip cell | Prevacuolar compartment |
|---|---|---|---|
Imaging | |||
Imaging Modality | Multiphoton Microscopy | Confocal Microscopy | Electron Tomography |
Imaging equipment | Femtosecond-Pulsed 1047 nm Nd:YLF Laser | Zeiss LSM510 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope | Tecnai F30 Transmission Electron Microscope |
Software | |||
TIFF Stack Creation | Fiji (fiji.sc) | Fiji (fiji.sc) | N/A |
STL File Creation | Mimics (Materialise) | Mimics (Materialise) | IMOD and MeshLab (meshlab.sourceforge.net/) |
Model Editing | FreeForm Modeling, now Geomagics (3D Systems) | Magics (Materialise) | MeshLab (meshlab.sourceforge.net/) and Magics (Materialise) |
Printing Software | Zprint Software (3D Systems – Previously Zcorporation) | 3D Lightyear (3D Systems) | CatalystEX (Stratasys) |
3D Printing | |||
3D Printing Equipment | Spectrum Z510 (3D Systems – Previously Zcorporation) | Viper Si2 SL Machine (3D Systems) | Dimension Elite FDM Printer (Stratasys) |
3D Printing Material | Plaster Powder | Accura60 (3D Systems) | ABSplus (Stratasys) |
Other Materials | N/A | N/A | Acrylic Resin |