McNair Mason C, Cocioba Sebastian C, Pietrzyk Peter, Rife Trevor W
Plant and Environmental Sciences, Pee Dee Research and Education Center Clemson University 2200 Pocket Road Florence South Carolina 29506 USA.
Binomica Labs 4301 22nd Street, Floor 3, Studio 342, Long Island City New York 11101 USA.
Appl Plant Sci. 2024 Jan 18;12(1):e11562. doi: 10.1002/aps3.11562. eCollection 2024 Jan-Feb.
Low-cost, repairable lab equipment is rare within the biological sciences. By lowering the costs of entry using 3D printing and open-source hardware, our goal is to empower both amateur and professional scientists to conduct research.
We developed a modular system of 3D-printable designs called COBLE (Collection of Bespoke Laboratory Equipment), including novel and remixed 3D-printable lab equipment that can be inexpensively printed, assembled, and repaired for a fraction of the cost of retail equivalents.
Here we present novel tools that utilize 3D printing to enable a wide range of scientific experiments. We include additional resources for scientists and labs that are interested in utilizing 3D printing for their research.
By describing the broad potential that 3D-printed designs can have in the biological sciences, we hope to inspire others to implement and improve upon these designs, improving accessibility and enabling science for all.
在生物科学领域，低成本且可修复的实验室设备很少见。通过利用3D打印和开源硬件降低进入成本，我们的目标是使业余和专业科学家都有能力开展研究。
我们开发了一个名为COBLE（定制实验室设备集合）的3D可打印设计模块化系统，包括新颖的和重新混合的3D可打印实验室设备，这些设备可以以零售同类产品成本的一小部分进行廉价打印、组装和维修。
在此，我们展示了利用3D打印实现广泛科学实验的新颖工具。我们还为有兴趣在研究中利用3D打印的科学家和实验室提供了额外资源。
通过描述3D打印设计在生物科学中可能具有的广泛潜力，我们希望激励其他人实施并改进这些设计；提高可及性，让所有人都能从事科学研究。
