Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge
Centrifuges are commonly required devices in medical diagnostics facilities as well as scientific laboratories. Although there are commercial and open source centrifuges, the costs of the former and the required electricity to operate the latter limit accessibility in resource-constrained settings....
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| author | Salil S. Sule Aliaksei L. Petsiuk Joshua M. Pearce |
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| description | Centrifuges are commonly required devices in medical diagnostics facilities as well as scientific laboratories. Although there are commercial and open source centrifuges, the costs of the former and the required electricity to operate the latter limit accessibility in resource-constrained settings. There is a need for low-cost, human-powered, verified, and reliable lab-scale centrifuges. This study provides the designs for a low-cost 100% 3-D printed centrifuge, which can be fabricated on any low-cost RepRap-class (self-replicating rapid prototyper) fused filament fabrication (FFF)- or fused particle fabrication (FPF)-based 3-D printer. In addition, validation procedures are provided using a web camera and free and open source software. This paper provides the complete open source plans, including instructions for the fabrication and operation of a hand-powered centrifuge. This study successfully tested and validated the instrument, which can be operated anywhere in the world with no electricity inputs, obtaining a radial velocity of over 1750 rpm and over 50 N of relative centrifugal force. Using commercial filament, the instrument costs about U.S. $25, which is less than half of all commercially available systems. However, the costs can be dropped further using recycled plastics on open source systems for over 99% savings. The results are discussed in the context of resource-constrained medical and scientific facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cfd27e30ca1540d7ad587c4ca139e5082022-12-22T02:21:19ZengMDPI AGInstruments2410-390X2019-05-01323010.3390/instruments3020030instruments3020030Open Source Completely 3-D Printable CentrifugeSalil S. Sule0Aliaksei L. Petsiuk1Joshua M. Pearce2Department of Mechanical Engineering–Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USADepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USADepartment of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USACentrifuges are commonly required devices in medical diagnostics facilities as well as scientific laboratories. Although there are commercial and open source centrifuges, the costs of the former and the required electricity to operate the latter limit accessibility in resource-constrained settings. There is a need for low-cost, human-powered, verified, and reliable lab-scale centrifuges. This study provides the designs for a low-cost 100% 3-D printed centrifuge, which can be fabricated on any low-cost RepRap-class (self-replicating rapid prototyper) fused filament fabrication (FFF)- or fused particle fabrication (FPF)-based 3-D printer. In addition, validation procedures are provided using a web camera and free and open source software. This paper provides the complete open source plans, including instructions for the fabrication and operation of a hand-powered centrifuge. This study successfully tested and validated the instrument, which can be operated anywhere in the world with no electricity inputs, obtaining a radial velocity of over 1750 rpm and over 50 N of relative centrifugal force. Using commercial filament, the instrument costs about U.S. $25, which is less than half of all commercially available systems. However, the costs can be dropped further using recycled plastics on open source systems for over 99% savings. The results are discussed in the context of resource-constrained medical and scientific facilities.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-390X/3/2/303-D printingadditive manufacturingbiomedical equipmentbiomedical engineeringcentrifugedesigndistributed manufacturinglaboratory equipmentopen hardwareopen sourceopen source hardwaremedical equipmentmedical instrumentationscientific instrumentation |
| spellingShingle | Salil S. Sule Aliaksei L. Petsiuk Joshua M. Pearce Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge Instruments 3-D printing additive manufacturing biomedical equipment biomedical engineering centrifuge design distributed manufacturing laboratory equipment open hardware open source open source hardware medical equipment medical instrumentation scientific instrumentation |
| title | Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge |
| title_full | Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge |
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| title_short | Open Source Completely 3-D Printable Centrifuge |
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| topic | 3-D printing additive manufacturing biomedical equipment biomedical engineering centrifuge design distributed manufacturing laboratory equipment open hardware open source open source hardware medical equipment medical instrumentation scientific instrumentation |
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