Difference between revisions of "Team:Paris Bettencourt/Practices/DILambda"
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− | DI-lambda is an open source spectrophotometer(video 1). In 2014, members of our team began working with high school students through the Open Science School association. Very soon, we were wishing for cheap and easy-to-understand lab equipment. We realized that a basic spectrophotometer, with open documentation, could teach both lab methods and the principles behind them, all at a price low enough for students to use, share and break as often as learning requires.</p> | + | DI-lambda is an open source spectrophotometer (<b>video 1</b>). In 2014, members of our team began working with high school students through the Open Science School association. Very soon, we were wishing for cheap and easy-to-understand lab equipment. We realized that a basic spectrophotometer, with open documentation, could teach both lab methods and the principles behind them, all at a price low enough for students to use, share and break as often as learning requires.</p> |
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<source src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/1a/ParisBettencourt_JuanmaMovie.mp4" type="video/mp4" /><!-- WebKit video --> | <source src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/1a/ParisBettencourt_JuanmaMovie.mp4" type="video/mp4" /><!-- WebKit video --> | ||
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− | <b>Video 1</b>: Presentation video of our tool submitted for the iGEM COLOMBIA low cost synbio challenge. <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/1a/ParisBettencourt_JuanmaMovie.mp4">Download Video</a> | + | <p class="caption"><b>Video 1</b>: Presentation video of our tool submitted for the iGEM COLOMBIA low cost synbio challenge. <a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/1/1a/ParisBettencourt_JuanmaMovie.mp4">Download Video</a></p> |
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There have been many attempts to build open source spectrophotometers, but most are not available to the public. Our work includes key features not found in earlier efforts: | There have been many attempts to build open source spectrophotometers, but most are not available to the public. Our work includes key features not found in earlier efforts: | ||
Extensive documentation about design and building. | Extensive documentation about design and building. | ||
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Accuracy comparable to existing devices or industry standards. | Accuracy comparable to existing devices or industry standards. | ||
Design for cheap assembly and mass production | Design for cheap assembly and mass production | ||
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− | Figure 1: Picture of the desktop spectrometry kit 3.0 from PubicLab. | + | <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2015/4/47/ParisBettencourt_juanma04.jpg" style="width: 100%"> |
+ | <p class="caption">Figure 1: Picture of the desktop spectrometry kit 3.0 from PubicLab.</p> | ||
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1/ One mass production success is the desktop spectrometry kit 3.0 from PubicLab (Fig. 1). (It is actually a spectrometer, not a spectrophotometer!) It looks simple and elegant, produces quality results, and has attracted a community of users. | 1/ One mass production success is the desktop spectrometry kit 3.0 from PubicLab (Fig. 1). (It is actually a spectrometer, not a spectrophotometer!) It looks simple and elegant, produces quality results, and has attracted a community of users. | ||
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+ | <p class="caption">Figure 2: An Arduino powered microplate spectrophotometer, from Instructables.</p> | ||
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2/ Instructables (Figure 2) gives example: “An Arduino powered microplate spectrophotometer”. This 96 well plate reader is another design inspiration for us. | 2/ Instructables (Figure 2) gives example: “An Arduino powered microplate spectrophotometer”. This 96 well plate reader is another design inspiration for us. |
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