{"id":772,"date":"2024-03-13T17:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/?p=772"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:04:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T21:04:13","slug":"concentrator-evaporator-in-biology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/2024\/03\/13\/concentrator-evaporator-in-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Concentrator\/Evaporator in Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-774 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-600x499.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-600x499.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-640x532.png 640w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-768x639.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-1080x898.png 1080w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-1280x1064.png 1280w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-980x815.png 980w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM-480x399.png 480w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ti3d\/files\/2024\/03\/Screenshot-2024-03-13-at-4.47.48\u202fPM.png 1436w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/>Information Services is currently working with a Biology Dept faculty member to design a feature-rich yet inexpensive concentrator\/evaporator to be used to facilitate the preparations of biological samples for characterization and other experiments.<\/p>\n<p>As shown in the OpenSCAD design to the right, it consists of 3 components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>test tube holder (yellow) &#8211; this piece holds the 24 test tubes (blue) with individual samples rigidly yet carefully.<\/li>\n<li>stand (green) &#8211; this piece holds the test tube holder and allows one to monitor the sample at the bottom of the test tubes.<\/li>\n<li>gas manifold (pink) &#8211; this piece has 24 female luer-lock style adapters that allow fitting 24 syringe needles.\u00a0 There is a gas distribution system within the manifold block that takes pressured nitrogen gas and distributes it to the 24 syringe needles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In operation, the manifold is lowered to allow the syringes to sink into the aqueous biological samples in the test tubes. With a very slight pressure, the nitrogen gas helps evaporate the solvent, increasing the concentration in the sample.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are commercial options, most are prohibitively expensive and do not have the flexibility to be used in an undergraduate lab.<\/p>\n<p>When complete, this design will be published into the public domain for other institutions to use and\/or adapt for their needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information Services is currently working with a Biology Dept faculty member to design a feature-rich yet inexpensive concentrator\/evaporator to be used to facilitate the preparations of biological samples for characterization and other experiments. 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