Noble Research Institute, LLC, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
| Received 24 May 2020 |
Accepted 10 Oct 2020 |
Published 06 Dec 2020 |
In recent years, 3D printing has become a transformative technology for the printing of custom-designed objects outside of traditional manufacturing practices. Printer technology has improved significantly with faster printing speeds, wider choice of print materials, lower machine costs, and free and open-source software. In turn, 3D printing technology is now being adopted across many scientific disciplines for rapid prototyping with emerging utility in plant science. In this article, I present survey results providing an insight into the use of 3D printing in plant science, outline a new online repository for curating plant science-related 3D printed work, and provide a perspective of future adoption for 3D printing in this field.
