Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2016,12, 2776–2783, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.276
by the method described, opening possibilities for the sharing of validated synthetic ‘programs’ which can run on similar low cost, user-constructed robotic platforms towards an ‘open-source’ regime in the area of chemical synthesis.
Keywords: 3D printing; digitising chemistry; ibuprofen; laboratory
robotics; open source; reaction ware; Introduction
The rapid expansion of 3D-printing technologies in recent decades has been one of the most promising developments in the fields of science and engineering [1]. This technology, along with the open-source ethos and large, committed user and developer base
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Figure 1:
Prusa i3 RepRap printer modified for the automated synthesis of ibuprofen. Left: Full view of robot...