Week 9

Figure 1: The final well plate design

This week, the final design of the well plate was completed.  In contrast to the previous design, in the final design the rod holders spaced out 1 mm more each.  Also, the bed that they polymer sat in was reduced from 12 mm x 11 mm to a 9 mm x 9 mm square.  Finally, the wire hole was enlarged so a banana jack could be incorporated into the final design.  The banana plug replaced the bare wire to charge the polymer, and it was a much safer option because there was less exposed metal with the banana plug as compared to the bare copper wire.  The well plate will be printed by the end of next week, and will be used in the final presentation of the project next Friday.