3D printed box aids discovery of antibiotics

Through the use of a 3D printer, researchers at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (ON, Canada) have taken a mighty step forward in their quest to discover new antibiotics. Researchers at McMaster University (ON, Canada) have designed and developed a small, black, 3D printed box which is capable of analyzing more than 6000 samples of bacteria at a time. The Printed Fluorescence Imaging Box (PFIbox) utilizes LED lights to excite the bacteria's fluorescent proteins, before wirelessly sending data to scientists working on the effects of antibiotics. The nine structural components that make up the PFIbox can...