Case Study: Institute for Multiscale Simulation achieves accurate human brain phantoms with Sinterit SLS 3D printing

Institute for Multiscale Simulation prints brain phantoms in two halves with Sinterit Lisa PRO

The Institute for Multiscale Simulation (MSS) at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg needed to 3D print accurate, patient-mimicking brain phantoms for validating SPECT medical imaging. Their previous fused-deposition-modelling (FDM) printer lacked the necessary spatial resolution and reliability for the delicate, overhang-rich structures, which limited their research validation capabilities.

Sinterit provided a solution with its Lisa PRO SLS 3D printer and PA12 material. This allowed MSS to print freely in space without support structures, resulting in highly detailed and durable phantoms with significantly improved quality and reliability. The Sinterit technology enabled the successful creation of complex brain phantoms printed in two halves for easy powder removal, which were then assembled and coated for functional radioactive testing.

Institute for Multiscale Simulation (mss)