RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 OPAM, an Open source, 3D printed Low-cost Micro-Manipulator for Single Cell Manipulation
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2021.08.09.455588
DO 10.1101/2021.08.09.455588
A1 Jiang Xu
A1 Zhuowei Du
A1 Paul Liu
A1 Yi Kou
A1 Lin Chen
YR 2021
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/08/10/2021.08.09.455588.abstract
AB We introduce OPAM, an Open source, low-cost (under $150), 3D-Printed, stepper motor driven, Arduino based, single cell Micromanipulator (OPAM). Modification of a commercial stepper motor led to dramatically increased stability and maneuverability of the motor, based on which the micromanipulator was designed. All components of this micromanipulator can be 3D printed using an entry-level 3D printer and assembled with ease. With this single cell manipulator, successful targeted single cell capture and transfer was confirmed under the microscope, which showed great promise for single cell related experiments.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.