Formlabs Silver NylonG Glass Fiber Filament - 2.85mm (3kg)
Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Resin is a biocompatible, transparent, elastic material ideal for medical applications like patient-specific devices and surgical models. Manufactured in an FDA-registered, ISO 13485 certified facility, it meets USP Class VI certifications and is suitable for long-term skin contact and short-term mucosal contact. The resin offers a unique combination of softness and durability (150% elongation at break, 2.3 MPa tensile strength) and is compatible with multiple Formlabs printers. This product simplifies workflows by removing the need for molding, supporting mass customization of medical-grade parts.
- Biocompatible, suitable for long-term skin contact
- Soft, elastic, similar to human tissue
- Transparent, enhances internal visibility
- Cartridge compatible with Form 3 series / 2 3D printers
Please Note: 5L bottles of resin require the Formlabs Resin Pump to work.
| List Price: | $380.00 (with add-ons) |
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| Availability: | Currently Unavailable |
BioMed Elastic 50A Resin
BIOCOMPATIBLE ELASTICITY
Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Resin transforms resin 3D printing with its soft, elastic properties and biocompatibility for long-term skin or short-term mucosal contact. Transparent and comfortable, it's ideal for applications such as patient-specific devices and surgical models. This material is manufactured in Formlabs' FDA-registered, ISO 13485 certified facility in Ohio.
Key Features of the Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A V1 Resin:
- Soft and elastic, similar to human tissue
- Transparent for clear internal visibility
- Manufactured in FDA-registered, ISO 13485 certified facility
- Meets USP Class VI certifications for medical-grade applications
- Biocompatible for long-term skin (>30 days) & short-term mucosal (<24 hours) contact
- Enables production of mass-personalized, medical-grade parts
- Streamlines workflow by eliminating need for molding
- Ideal for patient-specific medical devices, detailed models, and more
Please note: 5L bottles of resin require the Formlabs Resin Pump
| Medical Application | SLA Technology | Translucent |
| 2.3 MPa Ultimate Tensile Strength | 1.3 MPa Stress at 100% Elongation | 150% Elongation at Break |
| COMPATIBILITY | ||
| Printer(s)* Form 4 / 4B Form 3L / 3BL Form 3+ / 3B+ Form 3 / 3B | Resin Tank(s) [RT] Form 4 / 4B RT Form 3L / 3BL RT V2 Form 3L / 3BL RT V1 Form 3 / 3B RT V2.1 | Build Platform(s) [BP] Form 4 BP Flex Form 4 BP Form 3L BP 2L Form 3L BP Form 3 Stainless Steel BP Form 3 BP 2 Form 3 BP |
*The resin is compatible with these 3D printers. Please ensure you're selecting the correct cartridge compatibility at purchase as the Form 4 uses a different cartridge system from previous models. The listing you are currently on is for the Form 3 series / 2.
For the Form 4 series compatible cartridges, click here.
Please Note: 5L bottles of resin require the Formlabs Resin Pump to work.
Why Choose BioMed Elastic 50A Resins?
Revolutionize medical innovation with Formlabs' BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, the key to 3D printing comfortable, patient-specific devices and realistic soft tissue models for surgical reference. This material combines the tactile feel and biomechanical properties needed for medical applications, from the operating room to patient care.
- Custom Comfort: Enables the production of personalized, medical-grade devices designed for patient comfort.
- Realistic Softness: Ideal for creating soft tissue models that mimic human tissue, enhancing surgical planning with models like hearts and neurovascular structures.
- Clarity in Design: Offers transparency to observe internal movements, improving educational and procedural accuracy.
- Certified Biocompatibility: Manufactured under strict ISO 13485 standards, ensuring safety for long-term skin contact and short-term mucosal membrane interaction.
BioMed Elastic Resin Applications
Streamline your medical manufacturing process with BioMed Elastic 50A Resin, enabling direct 3D printing of soft, elastic, and biocompatible parts for immediate use in patient-specific medical devices and surgical models.
- Patient Comfort: Perfect for creating medical devices designed for prolonged skin contact.
- Detailed Modeling: Suitable for soft tissue replicas, such as organs and vasculature, aiding surgical planning and reference.
* In contrast to our Dental Resins, BioMed Resins come without specified applications, as their properties can change with design, production techniques, and other factors. It falls upon manufacturers, their clients, and final users to assess the suitability and performance of printed items for their specific needs. However, to assure users of its reliability, Formlabs conducts thorough biocompatibility and sterilization tests on BioMed Resins, produced in an ISO 13485-certified facility. We also provide examples and documentation of customer applications to help guide potential uses.
Formlabs produces its Biomed and Medical Device Resins in an FDA-registered facility located in Ohio, adhering to the stringent standards of our comprehensive Quality Management System, certified by ISO 13485 and the EU MDR. Our specialized team, operating in an ISO Class 8 certified clean room, ensures the highest quality of resin production. Moreover, all our Medical Device Resins are duly registered with the FDA and bear the CE mark, in compliance with the EU MDR regulations. Explore our ISO 13485 certification for more details.
What are the Material Properties* of the Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Resin?
| Shore Hardness | 50A |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 2.3 MPa |
| Stress at 50% Elongation | 1 MPa |
| Stress at 100% Elongation | 1.3 MPa |
| Elongation | 1.5 |
| Tear Strength | 11 kN/m |
*Material properties may vary based on part geometry, print orientation, print settings, temperature, and disinfection or sterilization methods used. Data were measured on post-cured samples printed on a Form 3B/+ with 100µm BioMed Elastic 50A Resin settings, washed in a Form Wash for 20 minutes in 99% Isopropyl Alcohol, and cured at 70°C, 30 minutes submerged in water in a Form Cure according to the Manufacturing Guide. BioMed Elastic 50A Resin was tested at NAMSA World Headquarters, OH, USA.
Download the Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Technical Data Sheet PDF
Download the Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Safety Data Sheet PDF
What's the Post Processing Guide for BioMed Elastic 50A Resin?
Download the Formlabs BioMed Elastic 50A Manufacturing Guide
Questions
The data sheet says the coefficient of thermal expansion is “ 0,1 10⁻⁴ / K”. If I assume the European convention for comma rather than decimal point I would read this as 0.1 x 10⁻⁴. Normally CTE is expressed in units of 10⁻⁶ meters/meter. Is the CTE of this material really half that of aluminum and 1/10 of that of most nylons, 10 x 10⁻⁶? As a liquid, it would have the CTE of regular nylon but as it cools, the glass puts the nylon into severe strain, probably why it is difficult to print. Clearly a bed temperature and heated environment will be critical, and cooling should be gradual and uniform. But really the amazing fact is that this CTE is less than 1/2 that of Aluminum, 23.6x10⁻⁶ and nearly that of Titanium, 9.7x10⁻⁶! The plot of CTE over temperature is a necessary component of the spec sheet. Does water absorption cause the printed parts to crack? Thanks!
Using a stock Ender 3 Pro. What additional upgrades would be necessary to maximize print quality for NylonG?
how well can the white nylonG transmit light? As in, Will it allow me to illuminate the print with a light source on the inside? trying to avoid clear PETG and need a stiffer polymer, so despite the vulnerability to UV light, uncoated, this material was suggested to me
Does this filament need an enclosure to print properly?
The technical data sheet states a "linear mould shrinkage" of 0.3. 1) Does this mean 0.3%? 2) Does the Matter Control slicer software scale up my model by 0.3% in order to accommodate the shrinkage in the final print, or is this something I should account for manually? 3) Is there a recommended cooling / curing process for the NylonG material so that I know that after a certain amount of time, shrinkage is largely over?
Can you please explain what are the best practices to prevent white NylonG from getting yellowish after print?
I've bought a roll of this filament and so far every attempt to print a file with it has failed to adhesive to the build plate. I've tried garolite and retraction speed and distance whats the settings on that for ender3 v3 ke
does anyone know what the best support spacing is for top and bottom for z axis only?
Is there an approved annealing process for this filament? No matter how much magigoo i use chamber temp, i get minor warping (parts i'm printing take 24 hrs +). I would like to relieve the internal stresses to hopefully straighten my parts out.
Is this a pa6, 66, 12 or something different?
The data sheet says the tensile strength is 95 MPa using ISO 527. Other manufacturers publish 3 strength values: xy, yz, xz. as a 3D printed structure is non-isotropic. (Meaning the material strength properties are different in each direction). The weakest direction, I suppose, is the direction that tests layer adhesion. Can you give me a better idea of how the material was tested? Were printed test samples used or molded samples, etc...
Can a Ender 3 with Micro Swiss hotend and extruder print Nylon G with stock thermistor and heat canister?
We print straight out of our let it start dehydrating for about an hour or two at 75 c max setting I just set the time for 12 hours and after an hour or two we start our printers and we feed directly into our enclosed printers on garolite with magigoo pa and hardened nozzle all metal hotend and just let it print
First print we did was perfect at 260c bed at 75c. I’m using a carbon fiber print bed and magigoo PA adhesive. I am using an extremely modified Ender6 with a slice engineering mosquito magnum with a Bondtech DDX extruder. Seems to me the extruder is as important as any other settings as your Esteps must be perfect. My only dislike is the orange is not as bright as it shows in samples. Amazing filament.
How much does the spool weigh for .5kg/1.75 ?
For everyone talking this product down…Try HARDER!!!! It’s by far my favorite material and the finish is insane ONCE you figure it out lol..you will see a nice glitter finish and 0 layer lines…I went through rolls with of this stuff until I got it…TRY HARDER…I promise it’ll be worth it in the end…I print on a modded ender 3 with or w/o an enclosure sometimes, I’ve successfully printed “big” entire build volume models …trust me I was pissed AF for a long time until I figured it out lol…
You appear to no longer carry Dupont Zytel. How does this compare, especially with settings?
This filament have the same warping problem like Nylon X ??
I am trying to print apart using black NylonG. I have made 3 attempts so far and each time The part warps and one of the corners comes loose from the bed. With each attempt I make it further into the print but end up with the same result. I’m using a CR10s pro with no part cooling fan with printer in an enclosure and an internal temp of 35c inside enclosure. First attempt: Glass bed, @ 60c, nozzle 260c, NANO polymer adhesive from VisionMiner, printed with a brim and used recommended feeds recommended from MatterHackers. Second try: same as before but 80c on bed Third try: 90c bed temp, 25% feed rate on first layer, 50% second then 100% for remainder. I have used about 375g of material thus far. I am using 100% infill for this part which I’m share doesn’t help. Any recommendations?
I have never printed with nylon so, I am learning about it. Why do you need to dry it? Is it because it has a lot of moisture in it from the factory or do you have to do this every time?
Can the glass fibers fall out during printing or when you touch it like with Colorfabb XT-CF20, I'm really scared of breathing in or getting glass fiber splinters with this. The only hazard i see is a burn hazard on the safety data sheet.
Went through almost 2 spoils of nylon G now . I have a flashforge creator pro upgraded with all metal hot end and it still isn’t hot enough for good later adhesion . I printed at 40mm/s at 280c and had a decent print but layer adhesion just wasn’t there completely . At least for my Glock frame that is, it seems like you should really be printing this material at 280 plus to get the most out of this material , I even had it sit in the oven for 24 hours at 180c . It is somewhat strong but my PLA plus blows it out of the water as far as strength goes. Do you think I should print with an ender 3 to get better later adhesion since those can go to 300c ?
Is the 3kg weight the amount of material on the spool? What's the length?
Can this be printed safely in a standard office with standard ventilation?
I bought the printdry filament drying system, what would be the best temp to dry this at and for how long?
What is the percentage of glass fiber in the nylon?
I’d like to know this as well. I’ve purchased a reel, and if I had to guess based on other glass reinforced filaments I’ve tried, this stuff seems like around 10-15% at most. The filament is just too flexible for it to contain any more than that. In comparison, polymaker has a PA6 gf filament with 25% fiber content and it will barely bend at all without snapping.