Biocompatible and engineering materials, 3D printed in Singapore
3D Printing Materials in Singapore
25+ materials: biocompatible Formlabs resins and SLS nylons with Formlabs contact ratings, plus standard, model and engineering resins. Printed on 54 Formlabs SLA printers and 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS printers.
✓ Medairum is ISO 13485 certified.
Materials at a glance
Material group | What's in it | Typical uses | Biocompatibility |
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Biocompatible SLA resins | Surgical Guide, the BioMed range, Silicone 40A and Tough 1500 | Surgical guides, anatomical models, device parts | ✓ Biocompatible (Formlabs contact rating per material) |
Biocompatible SLS nylon (PA11/PA12) | Nylon 11 (PA11), Nylon 12 White (PA12); TPU 90A coming soon | Functional end-use parts, vapour smoothing available | ✓ Biocompatible (Formlabs contact rating per material) |
Engineering, standard and model resins | Black, Clear, White and Grey V5; Fast Model, Precision Model; Flexible 50A, Flexible 80A, Rigid, Tough 2000, High Temp, Flame Retardant, ESD | Prototypes, models, jigs, fixtures and tooling | – Not biocompatible |
Medical Resins
Used for medical applications such as end-use medical devices and surgical guides. Certain materials can be sterilised by the customer, following the manufacturer's guidance.
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BioMed Amber
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Surgical Guide Resin
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Biomed Clear
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Biomed White
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Biomed Black
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Biomed Durable
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Tough 1500
✓ Biocompatible
Biocompatible 3D printing materials
For biocompatible 3D printing in Singapore, every material in this group carries a Formlabs contact rating, shown on its card.
Biocompatible SLA resins
Surgical Guide Resin
✓ Biocompatible
Rigid and stiff
Surgical guides, pilot drill guides, drilling templates and sizing templates. A Formlabs model and dental family resin.
Mucosal (<24 h)
BioMed Amber
✓ Biocompatible
Rigid and stiff
Device components, surgical planning and sizing tools.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h) · Bone, tissue & dentin (<24 h)
BioMed Flex 80A
✓ Biocompatible
Firm, flexible, transparent (Shore 80A)
Flexible devices and firm tissue models for surgical planning.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
Tough 1500
✓ Biocompatible
Tough and resilient, polypropylene-like
Rugged enclosures, snap fits, and impact-resistant jigs and fixtures.
Skin (>30 days)
BioMed Clear
✓ Biocompatible
Rigid, clear, low water absorption
Rigid, clear device components and parts that need wear resistance.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h and >30 days) · Bone, tissue & dentin (<24 h) · Breathing gas pathways (>30 days)
BioMed Durable
✓ Biocompatible
Tough, impact and shatter resistant
Impact-resistant devices and components; patient-specific and single-use instruments.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h and >30 days) · Bone, tissue & dentin (<24 h)
BioMed Flex 50A
✓ Biocompatible
Soft, elastic, transparent (Shore 50A)
Elastic devices and soft tissue models for surgical planning.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
BioMed White
✓ Biocompatible
Rigid, opaque white
Surgical guides and templates; moulds, jigs and fixtures.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h) · Bone, tissue & dentin (<24 h)
BioMed Black
✓ Biocompatible
Rigid, matte black
Device components, jigs and fixtures, and high-contrast parts.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
Silicone 40A
✓ Biocompatible
Soft silicone (Shore 40A)
Seals, gaskets and wearables.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
Biocompatible SLS nylon: Nylon 11 (PA11) and Nylon 12 White (PA12)
Printed on 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS printers.
Nylon 11 (PA11)
✓ Biocompatible + ● SLS powder
Ductile and impact resistant, bio-based nylon
Ductile, impact-resistant functional parts and small batches.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
Nylon 12 White (PA12)
✓ Biocompatible + ● SLS powder
Stiff and detailed, white, dyeable
Detailed white parts; dyeable prototypes and end-use parts.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h) · Bone, tissue & dentin (<24 h)
TPU 90A
✓ Biocompatible + ● SLS powder
Flexible, rubber-like, tear resistant (Shore 90A)
Padding, seals, wearables and grippers.
Skin (>30 days) · Mucosal (<24 h)
Vapour smoothing: PA11 and PA12 parts can be vapour smoothed on our AMT vapour smoothing equipment. Vapour smoothing is also available as a standalone service.
Sterilisation: Certain materials can be sterilised by the customer, following the manufacturer's guidance.
Contact ratings are the material manufacturer's (Formlabs) ratings for the material. Formlabs doesn't assign intended uses to its BioMed resins; typical uses shown are Formlabs' examples. Product photos are Formlabs print samples from the Formlabs partner pack.
3D printed surgical guides, for any surgical purpose
A surgical guide is a patient-specific template, made from scan data, that guides drilling, cutting or placement during a procedure.
We 3D print surgical guides for any surgical purpose, including dental surgical guides, in Surgical Guide Resin and BioMed resins.
From a CT scan (DICOM), we segment the CT in-house and print the guide. You can also send your own guide design as STL, OBJ or STEP.
– Not biocompatible
Engineering, standard and model resins (not biocompatible)
These Formlabs resins are not biocompatible. Use them for prototypes, models, jigs, fixtures and tooling.
Standard resins
Model resins
Black Resin V5
– Not biocompatible
Stiff and strong, fine detail, black
Form and fit prototypes, presentation models, enclosures, jigs and fixtures.
Grey Resin V5
– Not biocompatible
Stiff and strong, fine detail, grey
Form and fit prototypes, presentation models, jigs and fixtures.
Clear Resin V5
– Not biocompatible
Stiff and strong, transparent
Transparent enclosures, optical and lighting prototypes, moulds and fluidic parts.
White Resin V5
– Not biocompatible
Stiff and strong, fine detail, white
Form and fit prototypes, presentation and anatomical models, jigs and fixtures.
Fast Model Resin
– Not biocompatible
Fast printing, stiff
Initial prototypes, rapid design iterations and aligner thermoforming models.
Precision Model Resin
– Not biocompatible
High accuracy, stiff
Restorative and crown-fit dental models.
Engineering resins
Flexible 50A
– Not biocompatible
Soft and rubber-like (Shore 55A)
Compliant robotics features, wearables, and soft prototypes and models.
Rigid 10K
– Not biocompatible
Very stiff, highly glass-filled; Formlabs says it simulates glass- and fibre-filled plastics
Short-run injection moulds and inserts, jigs, fixtures and test models.
Flame Retardant
– Not biocompatible
Flame retardant and halogen-free
Jigs, fixtures and replacement parts near heat or ignition sources; vehicle interior parts.
Flexible 80A
– Not biocompatible
Flexible, with the feel of cast urethane (Shore 83A)
Cast-urethane-like parts, soft inserts, gaskets, seals and bumpers.
Tough 2000
– Not biocompatible
Strong and stiff, ABS-like
Jigs and fixtures for long-term use and robust enclosures.
ESD
– Not biocompatible
Static-dissipative (ESD-safe)
Jigs, fixtures and housings for electronics.
Rigid 4000
– Not biocompatible
Stiff and strong, glass-filled
Mounts, brackets, jigs, fixtures and thin-walled parts.
High Temp
– Not biocompatible
Heat resistant
Hot air, gas and fluid flow parts, moulds and inserts.
Why Medairum: an ISO 13485 certified company
How to order
Medairum runs 54 Formlabs SLA printers for medical 3D printing in Singapore.
SLS parts are printed on 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W printers, with AMT vapour smoothing available for PA11 and PA12.
Resin parts are washed and post-cured following Formlabs' instructions for each resin.
1. Message us. WhatsApp us your project and material. Send your files: DICOM (CT scans), STL, OBJ or STEP.
2. Confirm the material. We confirm the material with you. From a CT scan, we segment the CT in-house and print the guide; you can also send your own design.
3. Print and post-process. We print your parts, then wash and post-cure resin parts. PA11 and PA12 parts can be vapour smoothed.
Medairum is ISO 13485 certified.
Prefer a form? Use our contact page.
3D printing at the point of care
Want to print at your own hospital or clinic? We offer printer rental or purchase, an on-site engineer, or training only. We also print jigs, guides, anatomical models and device innovation parts.
FDM materials
We also print in four FDM filaments: PLA, ABS, PETG and TPU. Our FDM materials come from Bambu Lab.
FDM TPU filament is a different material from the TPU 90A SLS powder listed above as coming soon.
Materials FAQs
Which 3D printing materials do you offer?
We offer 25+ materials: biocompatible Formlabs resins and SLS powders, plus Formlabs standard, model and engineering resins. SLS parts are printed in Nylon 11 and Nylon 12 White, with TPU 90A coming soon.
Who does medical 3D printing in Singapore?
Medairum does medical 3D printing in Singapore. We print surgical guides, anatomical models and medical device parts in biocompatible Formlabs resins and SLS nylons.
What materials are used in biocompatible 3D printing?
At Medairum in Singapore, biocompatible 3D printing uses Formlabs materials that carry Formlabs contact ratings: Surgical Guide Resin, BioMed Clear, White, Amber, Durable, Black, BioMed Flex 80A and BioMed Flex 50A, Silicone 40A and Tough 1500 resins, plus Nylon 11 (PA11) / Nylon 12 White (PA12) SLS powders. Each material's rating is shown on its card. Certain materials can be sterilised by the customer, following the manufacturer's guidance.
What does a contact rating mean?
It is the type and duration of body contact that the material manufacturer, Formlabs, has rated the material for, for example skin (>30 days) or mucosal (<24 h). Each biocompatible material on this page shows its Formlabs rating.
What's the difference between biocompatible and non-biocompatible resins?
Biocompatible materials carry a Formlabs contact rating. Standard, model and engineering resins such as Grey Resin V5, Rigid 10K and High Temp are not biocompatible and are used for prototypes, models, jigs, fixtures and tooling.
What is the difference between SLA and SLS 3D printing?
Medairum offers both SLA and SLS 3D printing in Singapore. SLA cures liquid Formlabs resin with a laser, giving smooth, finely detailed parts; we run 54 Formlabs SLA printers. SLS fuses nylon powder, Nylon 11 (PA11) / Nylon 12 White (PA12), into tough, functional parts with a matte finish, on 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W printers. SLS parts can be vapour smoothed.
Is Nylon 12 biocompatible?
Formlabs rates Nylon 12 White Powder (PA12) for long-term skin contact, short-term mucosal contact and short-term bone, tissue and dentin contact. These are Formlabs' ratings for the material.
Can you 3D print a surgical guide from a CT scan?
Yes. We segment the CT in-house and print the guide. Guides can be made for any surgical purpose. You can also send your own guide design as STL, OBJ or STEP.
Do you 3D print surgical guides?
Yes. We 3D print surgical guides for any surgical purpose, including dental surgical guides, in Surgical Guide Resin and BioMed resins.
Can you 3D print from a DICOM file?
Yes. Send your CT scan as DICOM files. We segment it in-house and 3D print the model or surgical guide.
What file formats do you accept?
We accept DICOM files for CT scans, which we segment in-house, and STL, OBJ or STEP files for your own 3D models and designs.
Can the materials be sterilised?
Certain materials can be sterilised by the customer, following the manufacturer's guidance.
Which SLS materials do you print?
Nylon 11 (PA11) and Nylon 12 White (PA12), printed on 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS printers. TPU 90A is coming soon.
Do you offer vapour smoothing?
Yes. PA11 and PA12 parts can be vapour smoothed on our AMT vapour smoothing equipment. Vapour smoothing is also available as a standalone service.
Is Medairum ISO 13485 certified?
Yes. Medairum holds ISO 13485 certification.
Who provides biocompatible 3D printing materials in Singapore?
Medairum provides biocompatible 3D printing in Singapore, printing parts in Formlabs resins and SLS nylons that carry Formlabs contact ratings. We print on 54 Formlabs SLA printers and 3 Formlabs Fuse 1+ 30W SLS printers at our production facility at 26 Ang Mo Kio Ind Park 2. Send DICOM, STL, OBJ or STEP files to get started.
Discuss your material or project
Message us on WhatsApp with your material, scan or file questions, or use our contact page.