3D-printed dissolvable inserts for efficient and customizable fabrication of NMR transceiver coils

Jessica I Kelz; John E Kelly; Rachel W Martin

doi:10.1016/j.jmr.2019.06.008

3D-printed dissolvable inserts for efficient and customizable fabrication of NMR transceiver coils

J Magn Reson. 2019 Aug:305:89-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.06.008. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Authors

Jessica I Kelz¹, John E Kelly¹, Rachel W Martin²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States.
² Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-2025, United States; Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697-3900, United States. Electronic address: rwmartin@uci.edu.

Abstract

We describe a simplified method for improving the reproducibility of transceiver coil fabrication for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) through single-use templates made from 3D-printed polymer forms. The utility of dissolvable inserts for achieving performance enhanced resonators (DIAPERs) is tested herein by a comparison of RF homogeneity along the rotor axis for variable-pitch solenoids with different inter-turn spacing. Simulated B₁ field profiles are compared to experimental homogeneity measurements, demonstrating the potential of this approach for making NMR coils quickly and reproducibly.

Keywords: 3D printing; MAS probe; Magnetic field simulation; NMR instrumentation; RF homogeneity; Transceiver coil; Variable-pitch solenoid.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / instrumentation*
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
Radio Waves
Reproducibility of Results

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