open source sonicator?
CrazyCarl
took a look on ebay .. but im looking for a parts source ( as opposed
to a one-off )
thanks!
Chris
What kind of volume do you need are you looking for?
Perhaps a hacked Sonicare (http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Sonicare-30-
Rechargeable-Toothbrush/dp/B003QYFVRY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)
toothbrush could do a small volume?
Just an idea.
Robert O'Callahan
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Patrik
Ultrasonic humidifiers are even easier to find, and often show up at
thrift stores for just a few bucks.
On Dec 11, 11:07 am, "Robert O'Callahan" <ropo...@rice.edu> wrote:
> Jewelry sonic cleaners are extremely cheap
>
> -Rob
>
Phil
> Jewelry sonic cleaners are extremely cheap
>
> -Rob
Sonicator probes are shaped the way they are to focus the power at the
tip of the probe. Jewelry sonic cleaners have no focus, large baths,
and low power. I haven't tried, but I doubt you could disrupt cells
or form liposomes with them. Someone could try it out and report back.
mad_casual
Bath or probe type?
As mentioned, bath-type are cheap and abundant. Probe-type, not so
much. The toothbrush sonicator won't dump the energy you need to break
up most materials (It tends not to sonicate through soft tissue
obviously). You'd have to chill the solution, probably use beads, and
wait forever.The probe types I've always used in the past were more
along the lines of industrial plastic welding tools. Fairly 'open'
technology, the engineering group I used to work with used these guys:
http://www.mpi-ultrasonics.com/index.html
http://www.ultrasonicsworld.com/
They delivered on everything and it worked as promised, I wasn't
privvy to pricing info.
Patrik
> Sonicator probes are shaped the way they are to focus the power at the
> tip of the probe. Jewelry sonic cleaners have no focus, large baths,
> and low power. I haven't tried, but I doubt you could disrupt cells
> or form liposomes with them. Someone could try it out and report back.
True, but I bet both use a piezoelectric transducer to produce the
ultrasonic waves. You may be able to disassemble an ultrasonic cleaner
or humidifier, and reconfigure it as a probe. Or you could probably
buy an appropriate piezo element and build your own from scratch.
By the way, here's a thread from last year on the same topic - no
reason to go over the same ground again:
https://groups.google.com/group/diybio/browse_thread/thread/4b3da590925aeeb9
