Open Source Scientific Bottle Roller

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Proprietary bottle rolling systems automate some laboratory applications, however, their high costs limit accessibility. This study provides designs of an open source bottle roller that is compatible with distributed digital manufacturing using 3-D printed parts and readily-available commercial components. The experimental results show that the open source bottle roller can be fabricated for CAD$210 (about USD$150) in materials, which is 86% less expensive than the most affordable proprietary bottle roller on the market. The design, however, is more robust with enhanced capabilities. The design can be adapted to the user’s needs, but is already compatible with incubators with a low profile (dimensions 50 cm x46 cm x8.8 cm) and capable of being operated at elevated temperatures. The systems can be adjusted to revolves from 1 to 200 RPM, exceeding the rotational speed of most commercial systems. The open source bottle roller as tested has a capacity greater than 1.2 kg and can roll twelve 100 mL bottles simultaneously. Validation testing showed that it can operate for days at 80 RPM without human intervention or monitoring for days at both room temperature and elevated temperatures (50 °C). More details and the published paper are available:  https://www.appropedia.org/OpenSourceScientificBottleRoller https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/5ZRT3 

About the author:
MaryamMotaghi
I am pursuing my Ph.D. at the Western University in the FAST lab at ECE department under supervision of Dr. J.M.Pearce working on 3D- printing for solar energy. I am reviewing the research papers in this field and you can find the literature reviews in 3D printing of batteries literature review, Silicon based batteries

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