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Expanding access to water quality monitoring with the open-source WaterScope testing platform Open

Alicja Dabrowska, George R. Lewis, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Susannah J. Salter, Cassi J. Henderson , et al. · 2024

Developing the OpenFlexure Microscope towards medical use: technical and social challenges of developing globally accessible hardware for healthcare Open

Joe Knapper, Freya Whiteford, Daniel Rosen, W. J. Wadsworth, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2024

The OpenFlexure Microscope is an accessible, three-dimensional-printed robotic microscope, with sufficient image quality to resolve diagnostic features including parasites and cancerous cells. As access to lab-grade microscopes is a major …

Open instrumentation, like open data, is key to reproducible science. Yet, without incentives it won’t thrive Open

Julian Stirling · 2024

There is far more to open science than simply not shutting away your work. For example, a significant time investment must be made to collate, curate, explain and document precisely how an experiment can be reproduced or data can be reused…

Developing the OpenFlexure Microscope towards medical use: Technical and social challenges of developing globally accessible hardware for healthcare Open

Joe Knapper, Freya Whiteford, Daniel Rosen, W. J. Wadsworth, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2024

The OpenFlexure Microscope is an accessible, 3Dprinted robotic microscope, with sufficient image quality to resolve diagnostic features including parasites and cancerous cells. As access to lab-grade microscopes is a major challenge in glo…

WaterScope: A Versatile Open-Source Platform Enabling Smart, Simple, Water Testing - for All Open

Sammy Mahdi, Alicja Dabrowska, G. H. Lewis, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Susannah J. Salter , et al. · 2024

Increasing access to water quality tests in low-income communities is a crucial strategy toward achieving global water equality. Recent studies in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector underscore the importance of addressing pract…

Exploring Open-Source Software Ecosystems for Hardware Development Open

J. C. Mariscal-Melgar, Pieter Hijma, Martin Häuer, Martin Schott, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2024

Open-Source Hardware (OSH) and software ecosystems enable a collaborative development and manufacturing of physical artifacts. As we move towards new paradigms of production and consumption – libre software toolchains for hardware developm…

What is Open Source Hardware: a Primer from UKRN Open

Reproducibility Network, Pen‐Yuan Hsing, Julieta Arancio, Julian Stirling, André Maia Chagas · 2023

Open source hardware (OSH) refers to equipment and instrumentation whose designs are made available to anyone for use, modify, and distribute without restrictions in ways that are easily understood. OSH is part of the Open Science Ecosyste…

GitBuilding: A software package for clear and consistent documentation of instrument assembly Open

Julian Stirling, Kaspar Bumke, Richard Bowman · 2022

Scientific instrumentation is the lifeblood of experimental science. However, novel instrumentation that is developed in research laboratories is often not reproducible. Not only are the detailed designs and assembly information rarely pub…

GitBuilding: A software package for clear and consistent documentation of instrument assembly Open

Julian Stirling, Kaspar Bumke, Richard Bowman · 2022

Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage Open

Samuel McDermott, Filip Ayazi, Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2022

Microscopes are vital pieces of equipment in much of biological research and medical diagnostics. However, access to a microscope can represent a bottleneck in research, especially in lower-income countries. ‘Smart’ computer controlled mot…

CAD we share? Publishing reproducible microscope hardware Open

Benedict Diederich, Marie Caroline Müllenbroich, Nikita Vladimirov, Richard Bowman, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2022

Combining development, capacity building and responsible innovation in GCRF‐funded medical technology research Open

Louise Bezuidenhout, Julian Stirling, Valerian L. Sanga, Paul T. Nyakyi, Grace A. Mwakajinga , et al. · 2022

Development‐oriented funding schemes such as the UK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) have opened up opportunities for collaborations between low‐middle income countries (LMICs) and high‐income country (HIC) researchers. In particular…

Data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage' Open

Samuel McDermott, Filip Ayazi, Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2022

Image data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage'

Data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage' Open

Samuel McDermott, Filip Ayazi, Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2022

Image data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage'

Data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage' Open

Samuel McDermott, Filip Ayazi, Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2022

Image data for 'Multi-modal microscopy imaging with the OpenFlexure Delta Stage'

HardOps: utilising the software development toolchain for hardware design Open

Julian Stirling, Kaspar Bumke, Joel T. Collins, Vimal Dhokia, Richard Bowman · 2022

Open collaborative design of physical products between remote partners poses unique challenges. This is due to both the complex and interconnected data required for product design and manufacture, and to the centralised computing infrastru…

ACute3D: A Compact, Cost-Effective, 3-D Printed Laser Autocollimator Open

Qingxin Meng, Julian Stirling, W. J. Wadsworth, Richard Bowman · 2022

The ACute3D is a compact laser autocollimator, capable of precise angle measurement in two orthogonal directions over a maximum measurement range of 7200 × 5300 arcsec. The measurement uncertainty over the middle third of its range is less…

Simplifying the OpenFlexure microscope software with the web of things Open

Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Samuel McDermott, Filip Ayazi, Kaspar Bumke , et al. · 2021

We present the OpenFlexure Microscope software stack which provides computer control of our open source motorised microscope. Our diverse community of users needs both graphical and script-based interfaces. We split the control code into c…

Fast, high‐precision autofocus on a motorised microscope: Automating blood sample imaging on the OpenFlexure Microscope Open

Joe Knapper, Joel T. Collins, Julian Stirling, Samuel McDermott, W. J. Wadsworth , et al. · 2021

The OpenFlexure Microscope is a 3D‐printed, low‐cost microscope capable of automated image acquisition through the use of a motorised translation stage and a Raspberry Pi imaging system. This automation has applications in research and hea…

Fast, high precision autofocus on a motorised microscope: automating\n blood sample imaging on the OpenFlexure Microscope Open

Joe Knapper, Joel T. Collins, Julian Stirling, Samuel D. McDermott, W. J. Wadsworth , et al. · 2021

The OpenFlexure Microscope is a 3D printed, low-cost microscope capable of\nautomated image acquisition through the use of a motorised translation stage\nand a Raspberry Pi imaging system. This automation has applications in research\nand …

HardOps: Utilising the software development toolchain for hardware design Open

Julian Stirling, Kaspar Bumke, J. H. Collins, Vimal Dhokia, Richard Bowman · 2021

Preprint of journal article.Abstract:Collaborative design of physical products between remote partners poses unique challenges. This is due to both the complex and interconnected data required for product design and manufacture, and…

HardOps: Utilising the software development toolchain for hardware design Open

Julian Stirling, Kaspar Bumke, J. Carlton Collins, Vimal Dhokia, Richard Bowman · 2021

The COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Need for Open Design Not Just Open Hardware Open

Julian Stirling, Richard Bowman · 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a surge in development of Open Source Hardware, especially open source ventilators. Many of these open source ventilator projects have adopted an open-when-finished model due to legitimate legal and liability…

Modern Microscopy with the Web of Things: The OpenFlexure Microscope Software Stack Open

Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling, Samuel McDermott, Richard Bowman · 2021

Automated and computerised control of scientific instrumentation is almost ubiquitous in the modern laboratory. Most instrumentation is controlled over decades old communication busses or is accessed via proprietary system libraries. This …

A Cost-Effective Pulse Oximeter Designed in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Benjamin Metcalfe, Pejman Iravani, Jonathan Graham-Harper-Cater, Richard Bowman, Julian Stirling , et al. · 2021

This paper introduces the design of a small and cost-effective optical pulse oximeter, including a finger clip, sensor readout electronics, and associated firmware. The device is based on widely-available commercial optical sensors that ar…

The OpenFlexure Project. The technical challenges of Co-Developing a microscope in the UK and Tanzania Open

Julian Stirling, Valerian L. Sanga, Paul T. Nyakyi, Grace A. Mwakajinga, Joel T. Collins , et al. · 2020

The OpenFlexure Microscope is a 3D-printed laboratory-grade motorised microscope. Over the past 3 years, the microscope has primarily been co-developed between the University of Bath and the Tanzanian engineering company STICLab. We are be…

Dataset for "Flat-field and colour correction for the Raspberry Pi camera module" Open

Richard Bowman, Julian Stirling, Joel T. Collins, Boyko Vodenicharski · 2020

This repository contains the hardware (OpenSCAD/STL files) and build instructions, software (Python scripts and Arduino firmware), data analysis (iPython notebook), and manuscript describing how to calibrate the colour response of a Raspbe…

Harnessing the Open Science infrastructure for an efficient African response to COVID-19 [preprint] Open

Jo Havemann, Louise Bezuidenhout, Joyce Achampong, Harry Akligoh, Obasegun Tekena Ayodele , et al. · 2020

We are seeking feedback and further input on this preprint manuscript. Go to outbreaksci.prereview.org/10.5281/zenodo.3733767 to leave a review. Please note: This document in its current preprint version (v1.0) is…

View article: Robotic microscopy for everyone: the OpenFlexure microscope

Robotic microscopy for everyone: the OpenFlexure microscope Open

Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling, Joram Mduda, Catherine Mkindi , et al. · 2020

Optical microscopes are an essential tool for both the detection of disease in clinics, and for scientific analysis. However, in much of the world access to high-performance microscopy is limited by both the upfront cost and maintenance co…

View article: Dataset for "The OpenFlexure Block Stage: Sub-100 nm fibre alignment with a monolithic plastic flexure stage"

Dataset for "The OpenFlexure Block Stage: Sub-100 nm fibre alignment with a monolithic plastic flexure stage" Open

Qingxin Meng, Kerrianne Harrington, Julian Stirling, Richard Bowman · 2020

Data archive for "The OpenFlexure Block Stage: Sub-100 nm fibre alignment with a monolithic plastic flexure stage" by Qingxin Meng, Kerrianne Harrington, Julian Stirling, and Richard Bowman. This zip archive contains the following resource…