One of the things we fear the most when we are under water, is the inability to continuously breathe. Following the 3D printed underwater jetpack created by a student, this 3D printed gill might be an overriding reason to take away our fears (at least, to reduce them 😊 ).
Called Amphibio, the 3D printed gill has been created by the biomimicry designer and material scientist JUN KAMEI. The Japanese designer has imagined a future where humankind lives in close proximity with water.
Amphibio would therefore provide comfort to those who spend as much time in the water as on the land. Even though the patent is still pending, the creator explained that the gill has been produced with a “porous hydrophobic material which supports underwater breathing by replenishing oxygen from the surrounding water and dissipating carbon dioxide which accumulate in the system, inspired from the gill of water diving insects.”
The designer will be testing the gill to support underwater breathing at human scale, where a gill with at least 32 m2 would be required to support our oxygen consumption in water.
According to JUN, the gill will not seem strange to those who are familiar with free diving and scuba diving equipment, because its creation sits right in between those two. Someday for sure, it could allow the user to stay underwater longer than in free diving, but with less equipment (smaller gas tank) than in scuba diving.
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