Osmar, the open-source microsyringe autosampler

Abstract Microsyringe manipulation is a common approach for the automated sampling of liquids or gases. Commercial devices with this capacity are typically priced above US$30,000, despite their technology being not clearly superior to that commonly found in low-cost (commonly less than US$1,000) devices controlled using G-code (3D printers, CNC routers and laser engravers, for example). Here, we present osmar, an open-source autosampler built by combining parts of two low-cost G-code machines. Movement precision was excellent (error

• Publication year

  2018

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  HardwareX

• Publication date

  2018-04-01

• Fields of study

  Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.OHX.2018.01.001
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