The potential of 3D printing to transform the field of separation science is becoming clear, based upon an increasing capacity to create highly customised devices, materials and structures, with complex geometries. The constantly improving print resolution and increasing variety of available print materials, including functional and composite materials, mean devices can be printed today, which would be extremely challenging to achieve using traditional manufacturing techniques. This review covers the majority of 3D printed devices to-date designed for use within the separation sciences, categorised under application within pre-separation, separation, and post-separation stages of analysis. It describes the impact 3D printing is having on the field, both current and future, recent achievements and challenges, and improvements required to reach its maximum potential as a transformative technology.

3D打印改变分离科学领域的潜力越来越明显，这是基于创建具有复杂几何形状的高度定制化的设备，材料和结构的能力不断增强的结果。印刷分辨率的不断提高和可用印刷材料（包括功能性材料和复合材料）的种类不断增加，意味着今天可以印刷设备，这对于使用传统制造技术来实现将是极具挑战性的。这篇评论涵盖了迄今为止为分离科学设计的大多数3D打印设备，在分析的分离，分离和分离后阶段根据应用进行了分类。它描述了3D打印在当前和未来对领域产生的影响，近期的成就和挑战，