Low engineering capacity
Records more suitable for biology labs or classrooms without deep robotics or electronics capacity.
Why these papers are here
Derived from low or medium skill/engineering barrier, plus preference for low-cost or easy-build signals when present.
A 3D-Printed Plate Handler for Automated Handling of Well Plates on the Opentrons OT-2
This paper details a 3D-printed plate handler designed to address the limitation of automated plate manipulation within the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot.
A high performance open-source syringe extruder optimized for extrusion and retraction during FRESH 3D bioprinting
High-performance open-source syringe extruder for extrusion/retraction control in FRESH 3D bioprinting
A Low-Cost, Open-Source 3D Printer for Multimaterial and High-Throughput Direct Ink Writing of Soft and Living Materials
Fully DIY (not retrofit) open-source 3D printer for multimaterial, high-throughput direct ink writing
A robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector
Liquid manipulation is the foundation of most laboratory processes.
An open source extrusion bioprinter based on the E3D motion system and tool changer to enable FRESH and multimaterial bioprinting
Bioprinting is increasingly used to create complex tissue constructs for an array of research applications, and there are also increasing efforts to print tissues for transplantation.
An Open-Source 3D Bioprinter Using Direct Light Processing for Tissue Engineering Applications
The demand for organ transplantation continues to rise worldwide, intensifying the gap between supply and demand and driving research in tissue engineering (TE).
BioCloneBot: A versatile, low-cost, and open-source automated liquid handler
Liquid handler systems can provide significant benefits to researchers by automating laboratory work, however, their unaffordable price provides a steep barrier to entry.
Design and Implementation of an Accessible 3D Bioprinter: Benchmarking the Performance of a Home-Made Bioprinter against a Professional Bioprinter
The tremendous application potential of 3D bioprinting in the biomedical field is witnessed by the ever-increasing interest in this technology over the past few years.
Design and Validation of a Piston-Driven Syringe-Extrusion Bioprinter Using an FDM Frame
Direct ink writing (DIW) deposits viscous, shear-responsive inks at low temperature, enabling hydrogels and cell-laden bioinks for biomedical fabrication.
Design and Validation of an Open-Hardware Print-Head for Bioprinting Application
In the last decades drop-on-demand inkjet technology played an increasing role in industrial and medical applications.
Design of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioink and Food Melt Extrusion 3D Printer
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is an increasingly popular manufacturing technique that allows highly complex objects to be fabricated with no retooling costs.
Designing cost-effective open-source multihead 3D bioprinters
For the past decade, additive manufacturing has resulted in significant advances toward fabricating anatomic-size patient-specific scaffolds for tissue models and regenerative medicine.
Development of a high-performance open-source 3D bioprinter
The application of 3D printing to biological research has provided the tissue engineering community with a method for organizing cells and biological materials into complex 3D structures.
Extrusion-Based Bioprinting in a Cost-Effective Bioprinter
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has emerged as a revolutionary approach in the life sciences, combining multiple disciplines such as computer engineering, materials science, robotics, and biomedical engineering.
Fabrication and validation of an affordable DIY coaxial 3D extrusion bioprinter
3D bioprinting has emerged as a promising technology in tissue engineering, allowing for the precise fabrication of complex structures to mimic native tissues.
FINDUS: An Open-Source 3D Printable Liquid-Handling Workstation for Laboratory Automation in Life Sciences
3D-printed laboratory devices can enable ambitious research purposes even at a low-budget level.
Nydus One Syringe Extruder (NOSE): A Prusa i3 3D printer conversion for bioprinting applications
Bioprinting, combined with other tissue engineering techniques, is a promising method to create engineered tissues or standardized 3D cell culturing models.
Open-source hybrid 3D-bioprinter for simultaneous printing of thermoplastics and hydrogels
organ model development. Various 3D-bioprinting technologies and systems have been developed and are partly commercially available.
OpenLH: Open Liquid-Handling System for Creative Experimentation with Biology
The biological prototyping revolution is in motion, and new tools are needed to empower HCI researchers, designers, makers, and bio-enthusiasts to experiment with live organisms.
PyLabRobot: An open-source, hardware-agnostic interface for liquid-handling robots and accessories
Abstract Liquid handling robots are often limited by proprietary programming interfaces that are only compatible with a single type of robot and operating system, restricting method sharing and slowing development.
Real-time AI-driven quality control for laboratory automation: a novel computer vision solution for the opentrons OT-2 liquid handling robot
Abstract The adoption of robotics and automated solutions in life sciences R&D has accelerated in recent years, driven by the need to process increasing sample volumes, protect laboratory staff from hazardous subs…
The Enderstruder: An accessible open-source syringe extruder compatible with Ender series 3D printers
A syringe extruder designed specifically for Ender 3D printers that can be printed and built for about $55.
The ‘bIUreactor’: an open-source 3D tissue research platform
We developed the open-source bIUreactor research platform for studying 3D structured tissues.
Adapting a Low-Cost and Open-Source Commercial Pipetting Robot for Nanoliter Liquid Handling
Low-volume liquid handling capabilities in bioanalytical workflows can dramatically improve sample processing efficiency and reduce reagent costs, yet many commercial nanoliter liquid handlers cost tens of thousands o…