2015 - Baden et al - PLoS Biol.pdf (2.62 MB)
Open labware: 3-D printing your own lab equipment
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 06:58 authored by Thomas BadenThomas Baden, Andre Maia Chagas, Greg Gage, Timothy Marzullo, Lucia L Prieto-Godino, Thomas EulerThe introduction of affordable, consumer-oriented 3-D printers is a milestone in the current “maker movement,” which has been heralded as the next industrial revolution. Combined with free and open sharing of detailed design blueprints and accessible development tools, rapid prototypes of complex products can now be assembled in one’s own garage—a game-changer reminiscent of the early days of personal computing. At the same time, 3-D printing has also allowed the scientific and engineering community to build the “little things” that help a lab get up and running much faster and easier than ever before.
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Publication status
- Published
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- Published version
Journal
PLoS BiologyISSN
1544-9173Publisher
Public Library of ScienceExternal DOI
Issue
3Volume
13Article number
e1002086Department affiliated with
- Neuroscience Publications
Research groups affiliated with
- Sussex Neuroscience Publications
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