CAD we share? Publishing reproducible microscope hardware

Diederich, B., Müllenbroich, C. , Vladimirov, N., Bowman, R., Stirling, J., Reynaud, E. G. and Andreev, A. (2022) CAD we share? Publishing reproducible microscope hardware. Nature Methods, 19(9), pp. 1026-1030. (doi: 10.1038/s41592-022-01484-5) (PMID:35508735)

Abstract

Here we discuss barriers to reproducibility in regard to microscopes and related hardware, along with best practices for sharing novel designs created using computer-aided design (CAD). We hope to start a fruitful community discussion on how instrument development, especially in microscopy, can become more open and reproducible, ultimately leading to better, more trustworthy science.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: M.C.M. acknowledges a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship (MSCA-IF-EF-ST grant agreement no. 842893). N.V. is supported by URPP Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD). R.W.B. and J.S. acknowledge financial support from the Royal Society (URF\R1\180153, RGF\EA\181034) and EPSRC (EP/R013969/1, EP/R011443/1).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bowman, Dr Richard and Muellenbroich, Dr Caroline
• Authors: Diederich, B., Müllenbroich, C., Vladimirov, N., Bowman, R., Stirling, J., Reynaud, E. G., and Andreev, A.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Nature Methods
• Publisher: Nature Research
• ISSN: 1548-7091
• ISSN (Online): 1548-7105
• Published Online: 04 May 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022, Springer Nature America, Inc.
• First Published: First published in Nature Methods 19(9): 1026-1030
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy
• Data DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6406820