The FAST Pump, a low-cost, easy to fabricate, SLA-3D-printed peristaltic pump for multi-channel systems in any lab

Jonsson, Ann‐Beth; Toppi, Arianna; Dufva, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00115

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“…Commercially available micro-peristaltic pumps (e.g., Takasago 6-channel pump, Takasago RP-TX series) for microfluidics typically cost greater than 1000 USD (Table 1) [18,19]. The development of FAST pump was recently reported by Jönsson et al (Table 1) [23]. FAST pump is a DIY, SLA-printed peristaltic pump amenable for LoC and microfluidic applications, highlighting the strength of open-source development of scientific instruments.…”

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Highly-customizable 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit

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Commercially available peristaltic pumps for microfluidics are usually bulky, expensive, and not customizable. Herein, we developed a cost-effective kit to build a microperistaltic pump (~50 USD) consisting of 3D-printed and off-the-shelf components. We demonstrated fabricating two variants of pumps with different sizes and operating flowrates using the developed kit. The assembled pumps offered a flowrate of 0.02 727.3 lL/min, and the smallest pump assembled with this kit was 20 Â 50 Â 28 mm.This kit was designed with modular components (i.e., each component followed a standardized unit) to achieve (1) customizability (users can easily reconfigure various components to comply with their experiments), (2) forward compatibility (new parts with the standardized unit can be designed and easily interfaced to the current kit), and (3) easy replacement of the parts experiencing wear and tear. To demonstrate the forward compatibility, we developed a flowrate calibration tool that was readily interfaced with the developed pump system. The pumps exhibited good repeatability in flowrates and functioned inside a cell incubator (at 37 °C and 95 % humidity) for seven days without noticeable issues in the performance. This cost-effective, highly customizable pump kit should find use in lab-on-a-chip, organs-on-a-chip, and point-of-care microfluidic applications.

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“…These pumps can be employed in microfluidic automation and printed using designs that do not require posterior assembly (i.e., "print-in-place") (58). Furthermore, they can also be operated with Arduino controllers, allowing custom flow profiles for handling precise liquid volumes (59,60). 3D printed pumps also are inexpensive to print, with prices going as low as C38 per channel (60).…”

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“…Furthermore, they can also be operated with Arduino controllers, allowing custom flow profiles for handling precise liquid volumes (59,60). 3D printed pumps also are inexpensive to print, with prices going as low as C38 per channel (60). Peristaltic pumps 3Dprinted using SLA can present durability issues.…”

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The Field Guide to 3D Printing in Microscopy

Rosario¹,

Heil²,

Mendes³

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The maker movement has reached the optics labs, empowering researchers to actively create and modify microscope designs and imaging accessories. 3D printing has especially had a disruptive impact on the field, as it entails an accessible new approach in fabrication technologies, namely additive manufacturing, making prototyping in the lab available at low cost. Examples of this trend are taking advantage of the easy availability of 3D printing technology. For example, inexpensive microscopes for education have been designed, such as the FlyPi. Also, the highly complex robotic microscope OpenFlexure represents a clear desire for the democratisation of this technology. 3D printing facilitates new and powerful approaches to science and promotes collaboration between researchers, as 3D designs are easily shared. This holds the unique possibility to extend the open-access concept from knowledge to technology, allowing researchers from everywhere to use and extend model structures. Here we present a review of additive manufacturing applications in microscopy, guiding the user through this new and exciting technology and providing a starting point to anyone willing to employ this versatile and powerful new tool.

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“…To date, 3D‐printing entered various fields in chemistry. Besides special parts that assist specific working steps, [56–58] 3D‐printing was successfully utilized for the direct fabrication of chemical reactors [59,60] . In the context of photocatalysis several attempts have been made to achieve novel photoreactor designs [61–64] .…”

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The PhotoFlexys: A Multi‐Purpose Reactor Platform to Simplify Process Intensification and Mechanistic Studies in Photochemistry

Rößler

Liauw

2021

Chemistry Methods

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Reactor technology plays a vital role in photochemistry since process efficiency and reproducibility largely depend on the used reactor design. Considering the diverse requirements for photochemical reactions, we have developed a multi-purpose reactor platform that aims for an equally efficient implementation of photochemical reactions under batch and continuous flow conditions. Interchangeable irradiation units and reactor functionalities reduce the necessary equipment for running photochemical reactions to a minimum. The versatility of the reactor platform has been tested on a variety of benchmark reactions under batch, multi-batch and continuous flow conditions. Uniting the strengths of the photoreactor platform with an in-situ monitoring approach permitted reliable kinetic and mechanistic studies.

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The FAST Pump, a low-cost, easy to fabricate, SLA-3D-printed peristaltic pump for multi-channel systems in any lab

Cited by 30 publications

References 36 publications

Highly-customizable 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit

Highly-customizable 3D-printed peristaltic pump kit

The Field Guide to 3D Printing in Microscopy

The PhotoFlexys: A Multi‐Purpose Reactor Platform to Simplify Process Intensification and Mechanistic Studies in Photochemistry

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