Development of an open hardware 3-D printed conveyor device for continuous cryopreservation of non-batched samples.

ABSTRACT: A great challenge among communities participating in germplasm repository development is to obtain suitable cryopreservation equipment and devices. Commercial programmable freezers are costly and thus unaffordable to many users. Self-made devices have substantial variability among users, resulting in few opportunities for standardization across communities. The development of open hardware with the increasing accessibility of three-dimensional (3-D) printing offers rapid prototyping and easy fabrication of devices by users around the world at low cost. The present study explored the feasibility of developing operational prototypes of 3-D printed motorized cryopreservation devices for continuous freezing of non-batched samples. A controlled cooling conveyor device (CCCD) was designed and fa

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512692 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature