A low volume 3D-printed temperature-controllable cuvette for UV visible spectroscopy

Jelena Pisaruka; Marcus Dymond

doi:10.1016/j.ab.2016.07.019

A low volume 3D-printed temperature-controllable cuvette for UV visible spectroscopy

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Abstract

We report the fabrication of a 3D-printed water-heated cuvette that fits into a standard UV visible spectrophotometer. Full 3D-printable designs are provided and 3D-printing conditions have been optimised to provide options to print the cuvette in either acrylonitrile butadiene styrene or polylactic acid polymers, extending the range of solvents that are compatible with the design. We demonstrate the efficacy of the cuvette by determining the critical micelle concentration of sodium dodecyl sulphate at 40°C, the molar extinction coefficients of cobalt nitrate and dsDNA and by reproducing the thermochromic UV visible spectrum of a mixture of cobalt chloride, water and propan-2-ol.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52-55
Number of pages	4
Journal	Analytical Biochemistry
Volume	510
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2016.07.019
Publication status	Published - 19 Jul 2016

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Keywords

3D-printing
Critical micelle concentration
UV visible spectroscopy
Thermochromic spectra
Water-heated cuvette

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Marcus Dymond
- M.Dymondbrighton.acuk
- School of Applied Sciences - Subject Lead Biomed and Biomolecular Sci, Principal Lecturer
- Applied Chemical Sciences Research Excellence Group
- Centre for Lifelong Health
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A low volume 3D-printed temperature-controllable cuvette for UV visible spectroscopy

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