arXiv:2509.06690cs.CVcs.AI2025-09被引 4

轻量级模型实现实时生物打印过程的精准分割,适合嵌入式设备部署。

BioLite U-Net: Edge-Deployable Semantic Segmentation for In Situ Bioprinting Monitoring

  • 采用深度可分离卷积设计轻量网络,降低计算开销。
  • 在树莓派上实现335毫秒/帧的推理速度,mIoU达92.85%。
  • 专为资源受限的生物打印系统设计,适合闭环监控场景。

生物打印通过精确沉积含细胞生物墨水,构建组织与器官模型,是快速发展的前沿领域。实时监测打印过程的结构保真度与一致性仍是核心挑战,尤其受限于图像数据少和嵌入式硬件资源不足。对挤出过程进行语义分割(区分喷嘴、挤出生物墨水与背景),对保障打印质量与细胞活性至关重要。本文提出一种面向实时生物打印的应用轻量级分割框架,构建了包含787张RGB图像的全新手动标注数据集,涵盖喷嘴、生物墨水与背景三类标签。为满足嵌入式系统实时性需求,提出BioLite U-Net架构,利用深度可分离卷积大幅减少计算量而不牺牲精度。在Raspberry Pi 4B上与MobileNetV2/V3基线对比,评估指标包括平均交并比(mIoU)、Dice分数与像素准确率。结果表明,所提模型达到92.85% mIoU与96.17% Dice分数,模型大小低于MobileNetV2-DeepLabV3+的1300倍,单帧推理耗时仅335毫秒,具备近实时能力。相比基线,BioLite U-Net在分割精度、效率与部署可行性间实现更优平衡,适用于智能闭环生物打印系统。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Bioprinting is a rapidly advancing field that offers a transformative approach to fabricating tissue and organ models through the precise deposition of cell-laden bioinks. Ensuring the fidelity and consistency of printed structures in real-time remains a core challenge, particularly under constraints imposed by limited imaging data and resource-constrained embedded hardware. Semantic segmentation of the extrusion process, differentiating between nozzle, extruded bioink, and surrounding background, enables in situ monitoring critical to maintaining print quality and biological viability. In this work, we introduce a lightweight semantic segmentation framework tailored for real-time bioprinting applications. We present a novel, manually annotated dataset comprising 787 RGB images captured during the bioprinting process, labeled across three classes: nozzle, bioink, and background. To achieve fast and efficient inference suitable for integration with bioprinting systems, we propose a BioLite U-Net architecture that leverages depthwise separable convolutions to drastically reduce computational load without compromising accuracy. Our model is benchmarked against MobileNetV2 and MobileNetV3-based segmentation baselines using mean Intersection over Union (mIoU), Dice score, and pixel accuracy. All models were evaluated on a Raspberry Pi 4B to assess real-world feasibility. The proposed BioLite U-Net achieves an mIoU of 92.85% and a Dice score of 96.17%, while being over 1300x smaller than MobileNetV2-DeepLabV3+. On-device inference takes 335 ms per frame, demonstrating near real-time capability. Compared to MobileNet baselines, BioLite U-Net offers a superior tradeoff between segmentation accuracy, efficiency, and deployability, making it highly suitable for intelligent, closed-loop bioprinting systems.

生物打印语义分割边缘部署轻量模型

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