Daniel Nilsson Aims to Democratize Biophysical Research Instruments — Via Consumer-Grade 3D Printing
Umeå University doctoral student Daniel Nilsson is hoping to further the field of advanced biological research through the development of low-cost — by designing lab instruments that can be produced on-demand using consumer-grade 3D printers.
"We have developed a set of instruments that can be manufactured directly in the laboratory by anyone," Nilsson explains of the work, carried out for his doctoral thesis. "We hope this will make biological research less expensive and more accessible to a larger number of researchers, These methods enable a more collaborative and needs-driven approach to development within the research community."
The future of lab equipment could be 3D-printed, as Daniel Nilsson and colleagues have proven with devices including the pictured optical tweezer system. (📷: Daniel Nilsson)
Nilsson's work focuses on research involving microorganisms, and in particular those aspects of the research that involves high-precision instruments. These, he explains, are extremely expensive and often challenging...
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