Gel Electrophoresis is a method to spatially separate DNA, proteins or macromolecules in general by their weight (or charge). Depending on your field of research you’ve either never heard of this, or they are ubiquitously referred to as “gels” and they are a part of your daily life. The authors of this blog work in a […]
Category: DIY
An Open Source pH Stat
Here’s a paper by Jovana Milanovic ,Predrag Milanovic , Rastislav Kragic, and Mirjana Kostic which describes how to make a pH Stat to set and maintain a pH for under $200 excluding the cost of a pH meter.
An Open Quartz Crystal Microbalance
You can get a quartz crystal microbalance for less than a grand. Less than half a grand if you are willing to do a little assembly!
Foldscope
Foldscope is a paper-based microscope with a magnification of 140X and a resolution of 2 microns. You can buy 20 of them for $35 or get a fancy one for $40. Maya Anjur-Dietrich gave me an old model to play with. Included was a low mag lens, and a high mag lens with condenser. There was […]
Cheap Solutions to Thermocyclers for PCR
You’re going to spend how much on a thermocycler? That’s crazy! Why not get miniPCR, a beautiful PCR kit with some awesome software for just $650 or OpenPCR, a thermocycler kit for just $500. Not cheap enough? Go the full DIY and you can build on for less than $100. Do you just refuse to […]