In 2020 we met and collaborate with Frugal Science, of Prakash Lab − Standford USA.
We were people from different continent, different ages, different cultures, different places, working on “Pussy Riot” Project.
From this feminist team and frugal approach, we worked a lot around this principles:
To cut a long story short, everything is produced how your mast and your tools without being dependent on a remote supply chain - autonomy. And how this helps and improves diagnostics and self-maintenance.
So, we worked on re-mixing existing centrifuges, which are necessary for the invistagations of waters and/or for medical diagno of ‘flow-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDT)’, such as malaria and African trypanosomiasis.
Just some paper and/or cardboard from the bin, a bit of string - if it’s any improvement - a button from a garment and some strong glue.
Features:
- ∼ 10k rpm
- ∼ 10, 000 g force
For less than just coins or a trip to the bins.
Similar featured tech centrifuges are around ~ $700. and much more.
We are using it with water samples
We are using it with blood samples, urines samples.