Table 3

Approximate times to produce physical copies of selected neuronal morphologies

StepMorphology (A)
(retinal ganglion cell)
Morphology (B)
(medium spiny cell)
Morphology (C)
(Purkinje cell)
Morphology (D)
(pyramidal cell)
CAD* (labor)0:430:2200:2000:34
Printing11:3011:0036:2616:00
Injection (labor)00:1500:1500:2000:20
Curing1:15–48:00 (Material/temperature-dependent)
Demolding24:00
Post-processing (labor)00:1000:1000:1500:10
TotalsMorphology 1Morphology 2Morphology 3Morphology 4
1st copy labor steps only1:0800:4700:551:04
Complete 1st copy26:23–73:0826:02–72:4726:10–72:5526:19–73:04
2nd copy labor steps only00:2500:2500:3500:30
Complete 2nd copy25:40–72:2525:40–72:2525:50–72:3525:45–72:30
Notes:

*Manual CAD labor is not required to produce subsequent copies of a morphology. Time durations are in hh:mm format

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