Thompson, DF (2014) Rapid production of cyclonic spray chambers for inductively coupled plasma applications using low cost 3D printer technology. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 29 (12). 2262 -2266. ISSN 0267-9477

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Abstract

The development of low cost 3D printer technology is having a profound effect on everyday life. Over the past few years there have been many reports in the media detailing futuristic uses of this technology. Whilst the merits of these applications are clear there is an opportunity for this technology to enhance current research where a degree of fabrication is required. This work describes some initial research into the use of 3D printing for the fabrication of cyclonic spray chambers for inductively coupled plasma applications. The linearity, precision and detection limits obtained from the 3D printed chamber have been compared to a commercial model with largely positive results. Comparison between the performance of subsequent prints of the same spray chamber has also been carried out and has been shown to be highly reproducible. This work suggests that low-cost 3D printing techniques can be used as an inexpensive way to fabricate prototype spray chambers to accelerate the research in this area.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Royal Society of Chemistry at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C4JA00291A - please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2019 15:08
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2019 15:11
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/5718

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