Within MEDLοC UL provides off-site characterization and quality assurance infrastructure and specialist expertise in WP2 (Development of nanocomposites with PLA matrix for fused filament fabrication (FFF) technology) and WP3 (Development of innovative carbon-based inks (CNTs/graphene) with tailored rheological properties for ink-jet 3D printing). Furthermore, UL will provide benchmark characterisation in WP7 through standardisation of materials properties in drawing up the Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) and cost analysis. The UL team in M3DLoC comprises physicists, engineers, and electrochemists specialized in the fields of materials and interface characterization. UL Bernal Institute (http://www.bernalinstitute.com) is Ireland’s national Centre of Excellence specializing in state-of-the-art and custom made advanced characterization techniques in materials and interface