ArticlePLoS biology2015
Open Labware: 3-D printing your own lab equipment.
Article in PLoS biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 120 papers.
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Who cites it
120 citing papers in PubMed.
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedCorrection: open labware: 3-d printing your own lab equipment.2015 · Gage, Greg [corrected to Gage, Gregory J]; Marzullo, Timothy [corrected Marzullo, Timothy C]
Authors and funding
8 authors.
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Abstract
The introduction of affordable, consumer-oriented 3-D printers is a milestone in the current "maker movement," which has been heralded as the next industrial revolution. Combined with free and open sharing of detailed design blueprints and accessible development tools, rapid prototypes of complex products can now be assembled in one's own garage--a game-changer reminiscent of the early days of personal computing. At the same time, 3-D printing has also allowed the scientific and engineering community to build the "little things" that help a lab get up and running much faster and easier than ever before.
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