illustration of test chamber for mosquito feeding behavior that uses 3D-printed 'synthetic skin' (IMAGE)

Rice University

illustration of test chamber for mosquito feeding behavior that uses 3D-printed 'synthetic skin'

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Bioengineers from Rice University teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane University to create a high-tech tool for studying the feeding behavior of mosquitoes that uses (top) blood-infused hydrogels from a 3D bioprinter as synthetic skin, and (bottom) automated cameras and machine-learning software to speed the collocation and processing of data.

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Illustration courtesy of K. Janson/Rice University

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