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7 CHEMISTRY, CHEMICAL AND BIOENGINEERING UDC: 544.7: 621.902 Tupkalo Oleksii PhD student Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies SEI «Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology» Dnipro, Ukraine THE USE OF 3D PRINTING TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC SURFACES Abstract. The article highlights modern approaches to the creation of biomimetic surfaces—engineering structures that reproduce natural micro- and macro-organizational features to achieve properties such as superhydrophobicity, wettability control, and directed liquid transport. It is shown that the use of 3D printing technology significantly simplifies and accelerates the process of their design and fabrication, enabling a rapid transition from computer modeling to the production of experimental samples. Keywords: biomimetic surfaces, 3D printing, additive manufacturing, wettability control, hydrophilic–hydrophobic gradients, layer height manipulation (LHM), micro- and macrostructures, droplet transport, FDM printing, polylactic acid (PLA), polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), biomimetic design, sustainable materials, environmental engineering