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Miniaturizing the Chemostat
Microfluidic device prevents biofilm formation
The Scientist 2005, 19(19):40
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Researchers at Stanford University have miniaturized the chemostat, a device widely used as a steady culture environment for bacterial cultures.[1]
Using only 16 nanoliters of culture media (nearly 109 less volume than conventional chemostats), the "microchemostat" avoids the problem of biofilm, which grows on chemostat walls and ultimately leaks into the culture media, causing contamination.
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