FLYDE Plate Components

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This is a design for a revolutionary CO2 "fly plate" - a crucial piece of equipment in fly labs that enables us to keep flies anesthetized effectively. Although numerous options are available on the market...\r\n\r\nhttps://www.pathtech.com.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FS59-1721.jpg\r\n\r\nhttp://www.tritechresearch.com/shop/items/MINJ-DROS-FP-L.JPG\r\n\r\nhttps://labscientific.com/images/co2stage.jpg\r\n\r\nhttps://www.pathtech.com.au/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FS59-118.jpg\r\n\r\n...they are exorbitantly expensive (100-200$ each), and I have always built my own by cutting up plexiglass. I have often wondered why a simple, cost-effective plate wasn't available.\r\n\r\nWith access to the Wilfrid Laurier University Science Maker Lab during our non-fly-pushing time, summer NSERC USRA student Jordan Hyde and I collaborated on creating a prototype that could be made using a 3D-printer and a laser-cutter.\r\n\r\nI would love to hear your comments! Happy fly-pushing!\r\n\r\nTristan Long\r\nAssociate Professor\r\nDepartment of Biology\r\nWilfrid Laurier University,\r\nWaterloo, Ontario,\r\nCanada