3D printing a shark dermal denticle

 

This week, I printed a 3D model of a silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) dermal denticle, which was enlarged nearly 500x. It took around 6 hours to print, but it was worth every minute. Lucky for you, you can watch the whole process here in 30 seconds!

 

 

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