Re: open source sonicator?

On Dec 12, 12:06 pm, Phil <philgo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sonicator probes are shaped the way they are to focus the power at the
> tip of the probe.  Jewelry sonic cleaners have no focus, large baths,
> and low power.  I haven't tried, but I doubt you could disrupt cells
> or form liposomes with them.  Someone could try it out and report back.

True, but I bet both use a piezoelectric transducer to produce the
ultrasonic waves. You may be able to disassemble an ultrasonic cleaner
or humidifier, and reconfigure it as a probe. Or you could probably
buy an appropriate piezo element and build your own from scratch.

By the way, here's a thread from last year on the same topic - no
reason to go over the same ground again:

https://groups.google.com/group/diybio/browse_thread/thread/4b3da590925aeeb9

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