Engineers Repurpose a Mosquito Proboscis to Create a 3D Printing Nozzle

Engineers repurpose a mosquito proboscis to create a 3D printing nozzle

When it comes to innovation, engineers have long proved to be brilliant copycats, drawing inspiration directly from nature. But now some scientists are moving beyond simple imitation to incorporating natural materials into their designs. Stuck for ideas on how to create ultra-fine, low-cost 3D printing nozzles, researchers at McGill University in Canada repurposed the proboscis of a deceased female mosquito to create a sustainable, high-resoluti…

Mosquito proboscis repurposed as a fine nozzle for 3D printing

When engineers struggled to make 3D printer nozzles narrow enough for their needs, they turned to nature and found the proboscis of a female mosquito had exactly the properties they needed

Repurposing a Mosquito's Proboscis as a Slim Nozzle for 3D Printing

Mosquito proboscis repurposed as a nozzle for 3D printing Changhong Cao et al. 2025 Separated mosquito proboscises can be transformed into ultra-thin nozzles for 3D printing, offering potential for generating replacement tissues and organs suitable for transplantation. Cao Changhong and his team at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, pioneered this method, termed 3D necroprinting, because [...] The post Repurposing a Mosquito’s Proboscis as a…