Open-source personal pipetting robots with live-cell incubation and microscopy compatibility.

ABSTRACT: Liquid handling robots have the potential to automate many procedures in life sciences. However, they are not in widespread use in academic settings, where funding, space and maintenance specialists are usually limiting. In addition, current robots require lengthy programming by specialists and are incompatible with most academic laboratories with constantly changing small-scale projects. Here, we present the Pipetting Helper Imaging Lid (PHIL), an inexpensive, small, open-source personal liquid handling robot. It is designed for inexperienced users, with self-production from cheap commercial and 3D-printable components and custom control software. PHIL successfully automates pipetting (incl. aspiration) for e.g. tissue immunostainings and stimulations of live stem and progenitor cells dur

SUBMITTER: Dettinger P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9151679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature