Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Correction: Improving 3D reconstruction quality for root phenotyping: assessing the impact of camera calibration and imaging parameters.

Plant methods·2026
Same author

Hooked hairs: A cellular key adaptation aiding seedling survival in nutrient-limited and drought conditions.

Science advances·2026
Same author

Improving 3D reconstruction quality for root phenotyping: assessing the impact of camera calibration and imaging parameters.

Plant methods·2026
Same author

A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery.

Nature·2026
Same author

BrAPI v2: real-world applications for data integration and collaboration in the breeding and genetics community.

Database : the journal of biological databases and curation·2025
Same author

Mobilizable shuttle vectors with fluorescent markers functional across different species of bacteria.

Applied and environmental microbiology·2025
Same journal

Leveraging target enrichment and genome skimming (Hyb-Seq) of herbarium collections to unlock timber DNA barcoding.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
Same journal

Detecting cryptic ghost lineage introgression in four-taxon genomic datasets.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
Same journal

HapAsmbl: A reference-aided pipeline for assembling haplotypes in Nanopore amplicon sequence data of polymorphic populations.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
Same journal

HybSuite: An integrated pipeline for hybrid capture phylogenomics from reads to trees.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
Same journal

Detecting introgression from phylogenetic invariant site patterns using machine learning.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
Same journal

tanggle: An R package for the visualization of phylogenetic networks.

Applications in plant sciences·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 2, 2025

Design of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioink and Food Melt Extrusion 3D Printer
08:01

Design of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioink and Food Melt Extrusion 3D Printer

Published on: March 2, 2020

9.9K

Toward an open-source 3D-printable laboratory.

Mason C McNair1, Sebastian C Cocioba2, Peter Pietrzyk3

  • 1Plant and Environmental Sciences, Pee Dee Research and Education Center Clemson University 2200 Pocket Road Florence South Carolina 29506 USA.

Applications in Plant Sciences
|February 19, 2024
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

3D printing enables low-cost, repairable laboratory equipment for biological sciences. This empowers scientists with accessible tools, fostering research innovation and broader scientific participation.

Keywords:
3D printingaffordablecitizen sciencelow‐costopen‐sourcewet lab

More Related Videos

An Open Source Technology Platform to Manufacture Hydrogel-Based 3D Culture Models in an Automated and Standardized Fashion
08:29

An Open Source Technology Platform to Manufacture Hydrogel-Based 3D Culture Models in an Automated and Standardized Fashion

Published on: March 31, 2022

4.5K
Interactive Molecular Model Assembly with 3D Printing
06:15

Interactive Molecular Model Assembly with 3D Printing

Published on: August 13, 2020

10.0K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 2, 2025

Design of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioink and Food Melt Extrusion 3D Printer
08:01

Design of an Open-Source, Low-Cost Bioink and Food Melt Extrusion 3D Printer

Published on: March 2, 2020

9.9K
An Open Source Technology Platform to Manufacture Hydrogel-Based 3D Culture Models in an Automated and Standardized Fashion
08:29

An Open Source Technology Platform to Manufacture Hydrogel-Based 3D Culture Models in an Automated and Standardized Fashion

Published on: March 31, 2022

4.5K
Interactive Molecular Model Assembly with 3D Printing
06:15

Interactive Molecular Model Assembly with 3D Printing

Published on: August 13, 2020

10.0K

Area of Science:

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biotechnology
  • Scientific Research

Background:

  • Low-cost, repairable laboratory equipment is scarce in biological sciences.
  • High equipment costs present a barrier to entry for researchers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and present a modular system of 3D-printable laboratory equipment.
  • To empower amateur and professional scientists by reducing research costs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed COBLE (Collection of Bespoke Laboratory Equipment), a system of 3D-printable designs.
  • Included novel and remixed designs for cost-effective printing, assembly, and repair.

Main Results:

  • Presented novel 3D-printed tools for diverse scientific experiments.
  • Provided resources for scientists interested in adopting 3D printing.

Conclusions:

  • 3D-printed designs have broad potential to increase accessibility in biological sciences.
  • Encouraged implementation and improvement of designs to enable science for all.