HYKYHT: A versatile, affordable, and open-source 3D-printed liquid aspiration system

IF 2 Q3 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

HardwareX Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI:10.1016/j.ohx.2024.e00509

Teng-Cheong Ha , Michael Morgan , Axel Schambach

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This paper aims to provide the details for making affordable single and multichannel liquid aspirators for wet labs. A liquid aspirator is a basic laboratory device that can cost several hundred Euros. We present a < €25 3D print solution that performs equally well in daily lab routines and is compatible with various vacuum sources, including an aquarium pump or household vacuum cleaner. Presently, commercial aspirators cost more than a decent entry-level 3D printer capable of producing all the parts listed in this manuscript. The models were designed with Tinkercad, with easy printing and minimal support in mind. The versatility and the ultra-low-cost solution we presented could ease the daily workflow of researchers in various research fields. Furthermore, it is valuable to high school or undergraduate student labs and community wet labs for science enthusiasts, where funding is generally limited.

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HYKYHT：多功能、经济实惠且开源的 3D 打印液体抽吸系统

本文旨在详细介绍如何为湿法实验室制作经济实惠的单通道和多通道吸液器。吸液器是一种基本的实验室设备，价格高达数百欧元。我们介绍了一种 25 欧元的 3D 打印解决方案，它在实验室日常工作中同样表现出色，并且兼容各种真空源，包括水族馆泵或家用真空吸尘器。目前，商用吸气器的价格比能够生产本手稿中列出的所有部件的入门级 3D 打印机还贵。这些模型是用 Tinkercad 设计的，考虑到了打印方便和最少的支持。我们提出的多功能和超低成本解决方案可简化各研究领域研究人员的日常工作流程。此外，它对于资金普遍有限的高中或本科生实验室和社区科学爱好者湿实验室也很有价值。

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HardwareX Engineering-Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

CiteScore

4.10

自引率

18.20%

发文量

124

审稿时长

24 weeks

期刊介绍： HardwareX is an open access journal established to promote free and open source designing, building and customizing of scientific infrastructure (hardware). HardwareX aims to recognize researchers for the time and effort in developing scientific infrastructure while providing end-users with sufficient information to replicate and validate the advances presented. HardwareX is open to input from all scientific, technological and medical disciplines. Scientific infrastructure will be interpreted in the broadest sense. Including hardware modifications to existing infrastructure, sensors and tools that perform measurements and other functions outside of the traditional lab setting (such as wearables, air/water quality sensors, and low cost alternatives to existing tools), and the creation of wholly new tools for either standard or novel laboratory tasks. Authors are encouraged to submit hardware developments that address all aspects of science, not only the final measurement, for example, enhancements in sample preparation and handling, user safety, and quality control. The use of distributed digital manufacturing strategies (e.g. 3-D printing) is encouraged. All designs must be submitted under an open hardware license.