Classic Labware, Designed & Printed by Undergraduate Research Students
Tired of paying too much for vital but costly laboratory accessories?
3-D Printing is a fast and cost-effective alternative!
Here we present images of 3-D printable labware designed in our lab and printed at the ECU Joyner Library 3-D Print Studio.
STL files for these designs are available by request (hughesr16 AT ecu DOT edu). In your e-mail, indicate your position (student, faculty, non-academic, etc.) and your intended use of the design (research lab, teaching lab, industrial lab, community lab space, etc.). We like to know where & how our designs are being put to use!
Should you borrow or print any of the designs from this page, please acknowledge this work using the citation below.
CITATION:
Quinn, Ethan S.; Green, Nathaneal T.; Hughes, Robert M. “3-D Printed Laboratory Accessories as a Vital Component of the Undergraduate Research Experience”; manuscript in preparation; Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, 2018 – 2019.
Design 1. Stand for Gravity Chromatography Columns (Ethan Quinn and Nathan Green)
Fits Four 10 mL Polypropylene Columns (Thermo Scientific Prod. No. 29924); Standard size 50 mL conical tubes can fit underneath to catch column flow-through.
Design 2. Adapters for Centrifuge Rotor (Ethan Quinn)
Designed for Beckman GH-3.8 swinging bucket rotor (Beckman Allegra 6R centrifuge shown); Adapters accommodate standard Nalgene-type 250 mL bottles (like these) for pelleting microbial cultures at low to moderate speeds.
Design 3. Caddy for flash freezing samples in liquid N2 (Ethan Quinn)
Accomodates 1.5 – 2 mL centrifuge tubes. Floats on liquid surface, allowing sample at bottom of tube to freeze. Handle attached for convenient retrieval. Useful for multiple freeze/thaw cycles of cell pellets.
Design 4. 3-D Printed Lab Rotor (Ethan Quinn)
Coming Soon!