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Mosquito feeding tubes used for micro 3D printing

The result pushes current 3D-printing limits. The team named the technique “3D necroprinting.” 

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Microscopic 3D printed structures produced using the technique.PIC COURTESY/McGill University

Microscopic 3D printed structures produced using the technique.PIC COURTESY/McGill University

Researchers have transformed female mosquito feeding tubes into ultra-high-resolution 3D-printing nozzles. 

The approach allows printers to lay down material with line widths as small as 20 microns — slightly smaller than a white blood cell. 

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