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NIH3D

FDM 3D printed nasopharyngeal swab

Created by
tonykylim
Created:
6/6/20
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23

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3DPX-014504

Licensing:

CC-BY
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Version 2

Category

Hardware & Devices
Devices and Hardware

Collection(s)

Description

This is a 3D printed nasopharyngeal swab that can be printed with an inexpensive FDM printer.($100-300 range).

Images: https://imgur.com/a/Sl9Y1Ig

It is printed using soft PLA. TPU should also work.

Flexibility demonstration: https://youtu.be/eSveAXCoLv0

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