3D printing of mouse embryo

In our laboratory we try to make our results as clear as possible for our cooperators – developmental biologists. From this reason recently we have prepared and realized 3D printing of whole mouse embryos in cooperation with the Department of Reverse Engineering and Additive Technologies, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Brno University of Technology. Mouse embryos were analyzed by microCT and from the CT data the 3D model was created and printed Fig. 1-3). The 3D model of the observed embryo is approximately 15 cm high and the spine is highlighted by blue color. The spines  of wild type and a mutant with all the details are shown in Fig. 4. We will present all of the printed models in the scope of the conference: Visegrad Group Society for Developmental Biology: Inaugural Meeting (https://webcentrum.muni.cz/visegrad2018) later this week. For those who are interested, all the printed 3D models will be shown in our laboratory on CEITEC BUT on the event of the Researchers' Night 2018 (October 5th, 2018).