# 3D printing of research materials

**URL:** <https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/3d-printing-of-research-materials/119>\
**Category:** Open and replicable science\
**Tags:** open-source-hardware\
**Created:** [February 25, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/3d-printing-of-research-materials/119 "2019-02-25T09:09:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 9:09am UTC](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/3d-printing-of-research-materials/119/1 "2019-02-25T09:09:38Z")

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In a [recent tweet](https://twitter.com/metasdl/status/1099890143194951680), [Purav Patel](https://twitter.com/metasdl) asks if there exist applications of 3D printing to replicate materials used in public research.

Does anyone know of any? Would you find such applications potentially useful for your research? I can come up with some weird examples, e.g., replicating the plastic feces used in [this study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21432687) investigating attentional orienting towards stimuli that would alleviate disgust elicited by specific objects 😁