The Perry project: A versatile low-cost syringe pump for dispensing in automated synthesis systems

Abstract

Syringe pumps are used in applications such as chemistry, medicine, or microbiology offering high-precision dosing or a way to ease the workload of tedious tasks. Further, high-performance syringe pumps are crucial to automating laboratory tasks. The Perry Pump is demonstrated with syringe sizes ranging from 1–20 mL and includes a reservoir, which enables larger volumes to be used. The lowest volume demonstrated is 20 μL at 5.5 μL/s, while the largest is 20 mL at 0.145 mL/s. The Perry Pump is designed with the intention of easy to 3D-print, limited metal parts, and a high versatility and tolerance to chemicals.

Keywords

• Syringe pump
• Additive manufacturing
• Low-cost
• Automated synthesis
• High-resolution pump
• Chemical resistant