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. 2023 May 19;21(2):E2–E7. doi: 10.59390/JVIC5712

Table 2.

Open-source neuroscience hardware and related online communities.

Hardware Name Website Mac/PC/Linux Compatible Summary
OpenFlexure https://openflexure.org/ N/A The OpenFlexure project makes high precision mechanical positioning available to anyone with a 3D printer - for use in microscopes, micromanipulators, and more.
UC2 https://github.com/openUC2/UC2-GIThisto N/A Microscopy modular toolkit, recipes include light sheet, holographic microscope and more.
HistoEnder https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067222001158 N/A Automated histology with an adapted 3D printer.
Spikeling https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2006760 Windows In silico model of an artificial neuron.
PocketPCR https://gaudi.ch/PocketPCR/ N/A 5 sample portable PCR machine.
Open Source Automated Western Blot https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067219300525 N/A A 3D printed automated system for western blotting.
Small cost efficient 3D printed peristaltic pumps https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067220300249 N/A A low-cost, easy to fabricate, SLA-3D-printed peristaltic pump for multi-channel systems in any lab.
BioAmp EXG pill https://github.com/upsidedownlabs/BioAmp-EXG-Pill All A portable bioamplifier for ECG, EMG, EOG and EEG.
GOSH https://openhardware.science/ N/A A global community of open science hardware users, developers and researchers.
Open Source Hardware Association https://www.oshwa.org/ N/A US based association fostering knowledge development and fair use of open-source hardware.