The intention of this resource is to list out all the important tools & equipment that you’re going to need in order to do your own Synthetic Biology experiments. We’ll start with the stock-standard equipment used by most university labs, but branch out into inventive ways to substitute these for cheaper alternatives. If something can be 3D printed, soldered or cobbled together from old parts – we’ll do our best to explain how that can be done.
We’ll also do our best to shout out the makers and inventors who developed these designs. Be sure to check out their pages to see what other cool things they may have developed in the meantime.
In roughly the order that you’ll need them in:
- Inoculating Loop
- Micropipette
- Spray Bottle
- Portable Bunsen burner
- Tubes
- Petri dishes
- Measuring Scale/Weight Balance
- Autoclave
- Microwave
- Fridge
- No-Defrost Freezer
- Incubator
- Plastic Syringe
- Syringe Filters
- Heated Stirrer
- Heat Block/Hot Water Bath
- Centrifuge
- Silica Spin Columns
- Agarose Electrophoresis Chamber
- Illuminator
- Thermocycler
- 3D Printer
- Chemical Storage Cabinet
- Laminar Flow Hood
- Biosafety Cabinet