Overview

The life science equipment development service platform is currently equipped with CNC VMC100p vertical machining centers, high-speed CNC engraving machines, CNC lathes, and other mechanical part processing equipment, as well as BMF nanoArch P140 high-precision microscale 3D printing systems, Microwriter ML3 small desktop maskless lithography machines. It also has a comprehensive range of software and hardware platforms for circuit debugging and optical path construction. The platform is staffed with professional engineers specializing in bio 3D printing, research machinery, circuit control, research optical equipment, and microfluidic chip design and testing. It can provide personalized research services in areas including but not limited to 3D printing of biological microstructures, experimental automation equipment, specialized microscopic imaging, and the design and manufacturing of microfluidic chips, as well as related experimental fields.

Services

1. Main technical parameters

1.1 High precision microscale 3D printing system

1.2 Small Device Component Design and Machining Services


1.3 Machining Center Usage Services


1.4 Optical Machining Design Services


1.5 Laboratory Microfluidic Chip Design and Machining Services


1.6 Design and Machining Services for Laboratory Small Electric Control Equipment


1.7 Interdisciplinary Design and Technical Services


Resources

The life science equipment development service platform is currently equipped with CNC VMC100p vertical machining centers, high-speed CNC engraving machines, CNC lathes, and other mechanical part processing equipment, as well as BMF nanoArch P140 high-precision microscale 3D printing systems, Microwriter ML3 small desktop maskless lithography machines. It also has a comprehensive range of software and hardware platforms for circuit debugging and optical path construction. The platform is staffed with professional engineers specializing in bio 3D printing, research machinery, circuit control, research optical equipment, and microfluidic chip design and testing. It can provide personalized research services in areas including but not limited to 3D printing of biological microstructures, experimental automation equipment, specialized microscopic imaging, and the design and manufacturing of microfluidic chips, as well as related experimental fields.


1. Main technical parameters
1.1 High precision microscale 3D printing system

1.1.1 High-precision 3D printing services using the nanoArch P140 equipment: Utilizing blue light projection micro-stereolithography 3D printing solutions to quickly produce high-precision (with a maximum resolution of 10μm) small parts or bioactive small artificial tissues, sub-organs, etc. (LWH=2.08cm1.92cm4cm) services.


1.1.2 We can provide corresponding model design and printing material preparation services according to user needs.


1.2 Small Device Component Design and Machining Services
12.1 We can provide design and manufacturing services for small laboratory device components: Based on Solidworks modeling software to complete the corresponding design scheme's 3D modelization, engineering drawings of parts, component selection, and part machining services.


1.2.2 We can provide corresponding model design and part machining services according to customer needs. Optical design and machining services.


1.3 Machining Center Usage Services
1.3.1 We can provide mechanical part machining services using high-precision machining centers, engraving machines, lathes, and other equipment: Using CNC machining centers, continuous machining such as milling, drilling, reaming, boring, tapping, and precise processing of two-dimensional and three-dimensional surfaces, slopes can be achieved in one clamping, with the machining process being programmable, effectively completing the machining of mechanical components (maximum part processing size 1000*600*400mm, precision requirement: ±0.02/300mm).


1.3.2We can conduct mechanical processing technology evaluation based on the design drawings provided by customers, considering the differences between actual and design processes, and propose design optimization solutions to help customers quickly productize their designs. We can provide coordinate measuring equipment for product quality inspection.


1.4 Optical Machining Design Services
We can provide optical system design services, especially for microscopic imaging, including optical design, optical path construction, and debugging services: We can offer selection and optical design services for imaging lenses and related optical components; We can provide component selection, optical path design, construction, and debugging services for various wide-field microscopes (bright field or dark field), fluorescence microscopes, laser confocal microscopes, light-sheet microscopes, two-photon microscopes, adaptive microscopes, structured illumination super-resolution microscopes, holographic microscopes, and OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) imaging systems; We possess a range of facilities and tools such as optical platforms, clean rooms, collimators, integrating spheres, and shearing interferometers.


1.5 Laboratory Microfluidic Chip Design and Machining Services
This service module is equipped with a spin coater, oven, Microwriter ML3 small desktop maskless lithography machine, fully automatic developer, and other microfluidic chip preparation equipment, mainly providing: design and machining services for microfluidic chips used in laboratories; based on user needs, it offers model design schemes and flow field simulation for the flow domain using software such as Solidworks and Comsol, as well as services for the machining of molds used in the preparation of microfluidic chips.


1.6 Design and Machining Services for Laboratory Small Electric Control Equipment
This service module can provide modular design and debugging services for control systems, especially for the entire control system of large life science instruments: it can offer design and integration of control systems for automation incubator modules, centrifuge modules, multi-axis linkage linear modules, multi-channel pipette modules, sealing machine modules, qPCR modules, magnetic bar modules, etc.


1.7 Interdisciplinary Design and Technical Services
This service module is an interdisciplinary technical service, primarily aimed at projects that require the collaboration of multiple services from the feature platform. The platform can provide comprehensive experimental design and related processing services. Users need to contact the platform's management staff in advance to select or negotiate a combination of services from sections 1.1 to 1.6.


2.Equipment Information

Name: High-Precision Microscale 3D Printing System
Model: BMF nanoArch P140
Contact: Xiaohui Wen
Email: wen_xiaohui@gibh.ac.cn

Name: Vertical Machining Center, CNC Lathe, High-Speed CNC Milling Machine, etc.
Model: CNC, VMC100p, etc.
Contact: Xiaohui Wen
Email: wen_xiaohui@gibh.ac.cn

Name: Spatial Light Modulators, etc.
Contact: Xiaohui Wen
Email: wen_xiaohui@gibh.ac.cn

Name: High-Precision Engraving Machine, Microfluidic Chip Bonder
Contact: Xiaohui Wen
Email: wen_xiaohui@gibh.ac.cn

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History

On November 11, the Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health was unveiled.

2017

On November 11, the Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine built by the Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health was unveiled.

2017
Acknowledging Support

The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Life science equipment development service platform.

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WEN Xiaohui
wen_xiaohui@gibh.ac.cn
190 Kaiyuan Avenue, Guangzhou Science Park, Huangpu District, Guangzhou