Available Models - Click the Green Link to Download

Midge midgewhole.stl

Crepidula fornicata 4-cell betafourcellfull.stl

Crepidula fornicata 24-cell 24cell_partial.stl and Information File

Crepidula fornicata 24-cell digitally enhanced by Beatrice Steinert and Pneuhaus
24cell_complete.stl and Information File

Injection Mold 300micron_microinjection_mold.stl and Information File

Carollia perspicillata short-tailed fruit bat embryo carolliabatembryo.stl and Information File

3D Embryos Project Information

The 3D Embryos Project will gather and incorporate data to generate 3D models for a variety of organisms. Embryos will be imaged using either confocal microscopy or photography to create three dimensional files for viewing and 3D printing. Using the latter approach, older physical embryo models, including various antique wax or plastic models, will also be imaged. Anyone can view, download, and print these 3D models in order to appreciate the complex morphogenetic processes that take place in developing embryos of various species.

If you wish to loan physical models or contribute modeling data to the 3D Embryos Project, please contact 3Dembryos@gmail.com

We acknowledge the tremendous support of Travis Ross, Manager of the Beckman Institute Visualization Laboratory, who introduced us to the technique of photogrammetry. We also acknowledge the kind support of Meredith Mahoney, Curator, and others of the Illinois State Museum for loaning us models, such as the midge model above. Finally, we acknowledge the generous funding of the National Science Foundation that supports our research and the 3D Embryos Project.