To print the bacteria, this stamp is simply pressed into a clean nutrient gel, producing a living replica of the original pattern, with features as small as1 micrometre across, the size of one bacterium.

• 印刷细菌时，只需简单地将这个印章放入干净的营养凝胶中就能够制造出一个和原有图案相同的，活的复制品，而且这种图案的细节能够精确到一微米，犹如单个细菌的大小。