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NIH3D

Angled tube holder for 16mm culture tubes

Created by
Ben Braverman
Created:
8/21/25
Submitted:
9/3/25
Published:
9/3/25

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3DPX-022888

Licensing:

CC-BY
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Version 1.01

Category

Hardware & Devices
Devices and Hardware
Description

This is an inexpensive angled tube rack designed to hold 16mm culture tubes at a 40 degree angle in a shaking incubator. 

You can learn more about it in our pub, How do we balance throughput and yield in protein expression? - https://doi.org/10.57844/arcadia-ybvc-e6zm

The tube holder and tube holder base were both designed to be printed without supports on a single Bambu X1C bed. For best results, orient the tube rack on its side for printing. We used standard PLA, 15% infill with a grid pattern


An image of the tube rack and the holder in a shaking incubator
A 3D render of both models together