Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles

webfull — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:39:14 +0000

Researchers in ɬ�﷬’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and at Drexel University have developed an innovative manufacturing technique that makes female mosquito proboscides, or feeding tubes, into high-resolution 3D-printing nozzles. With its unique geometry, structure and mechanics, the proboscis enables printed line widths as fine as 20 microns, or a little smaller than a white blood cell. This is roughly twice as fine as what commercially available print

Published: 22 December 2025

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon

webfull — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:04:57 +0000

ɬ�﷬ researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.

Published: 29 November 2023

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Mosquitoes’ feeding tubes make ultrafine 3D-printing nozzles

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon