9.5mm Pathlength Cuvette Adapter

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The primary purpose behind these designs is outlined in "3D Printed UV-vis Cuvette Adapter for Low Cost and Versatile Spectroscopic Experiments," which is published in the open-access journal ACS Omega. The link to this publication is http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsomega.7b01310. This particular component is designed to replicate traditional quartz and glass UV-vis Spectrometer cuvettes. We have adjusted the path length in this design to compensate for the average error of our 3D printer. As a result, the designed path length is 9.5 mm, but the printed adapter has been measured at 10 mm with a sample volume of approximately 2.4 mL. This cuvette can be used in most standard UV-Vis spectrometers. We recommend printing this design using black filament to minimize light scattering. An instructional video showing the assembly process after printing is provided below, along with the materials required. Depending on the spectral range needed for the cuvette, either quartz or glass windows can be utilized.