Endy:STN Chemostat Design
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| - | Contact [[Caitlin Conboy]], [[Jennifer Braff]] | + | Contact [[Caitlin Conboy]], [[Jennifer Braff]]. |
| - | == | + | This is a flexible design for building a chemostat from off-the-shelf parts. The number of chemostat chambers and the culture volume per chamber are adjustable. |
| - | [[Image:STN Chemostat Schematic.png|left| | + | |
| + | Also see [[Endy:Chemostat]] for an alternative chemostat chamber design and additional info on running chemostats. | ||
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| + | ==Design Images== | ||
| + | [[Image:STN Chemostat Schematic.png|left|240px|thumb|'''Simple schematic for a single chemostat chamber.''']] | ||
| + | [[Image:STN Chemostat Photo.png|left|160px|thumb|'''Photo of a six-chamber chemostat.''' Built by [[Caitlin Conboy|cmc]] and [[Jennifer Braff|jcb]].]] | ||
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==Components== | ==Components== | ||
| + | ''This page is in progress'' | ||
| + | ===Equipment=== | ||
| + | *Circulating Water Bath | ||
| + | **VWR | ||
| + | *Peristaltic pump | ||
| + | **[http://www.coleparmer.com/catalog/Product_index.asp?cls=4440|Masterflex L/S peristaltic pump] from Cole Parmer. ''Which pump, specifically?'' | ||
| + | *Bubbler (Acquarium bubbler) | ||
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| + | ===Glassware=== | ||
| + | *1L flasks. Need one per type of media to be used in the chemostat, plus one or more to collect the effluent. | ||
| + | *Rubber caps for 1L flasks with two drilled holes | ||
| + | *Glass tubing | ||
| + | *25mm glass test tubes, one per chemostat chamber | ||
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| + | ===Tubing, Connectors=== | ||
| + | *Silicone tubing | ||
| + | *Connectors, ''various, specify'' | ||
| + | *Three-way stopcock | ||
| + | **Cole Parmer luer fittings, chrome-plated brass three-way stopcock | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Other=== | ||
| + | *Needles, 2 per chamber | ||
| + | **18 gauge deflected point non-coring septum penetration needles (Popper). | ||
| + | *Tube Rack (to hold the chemostat chambers upright in the water bath) | ||
| + | **USA Scientific | ||
| + | *Syringes, to innoculate and sample from chemostat | ||
==Assembly== | ==Assembly== | ||
Current revision
Contact Caitlin Conboy, Jennifer Braff.
This is a flexible design for building a chemostat from off-the-shelf parts. The number of chemostat chambers and the culture volume per chamber are adjustable.
Also see Endy:Chemostat for an alternative chemostat chamber design and additional info on running chemostats.
Contents |
Design Images
Components
This page is in progress
Equipment
- Circulating Water Bath
- VWR
- Peristaltic pump
- L/S peristaltic pump from Cole Parmer. Which pump, specifically?
- Bubbler (Acquarium bubbler)
Glassware
- 1L flasks. Need one per type of media to be used in the chemostat, plus one or more to collect the effluent.
- Rubber caps for 1L flasks with two drilled holes
- Glass tubing
- 25mm glass test tubes, one per chemostat chamber
Tubing, Connectors
- Silicone tubing
- Connectors, various, specify
- Three-way stopcock
- Cole Parmer luer fittings, chrome-plated brass three-way stopcock
Other
- Needles, 2 per chamber
- 18 gauge deflected point non-coring septum penetration needles (Popper).
- Tube Rack (to hold the chemostat chambers upright in the water bath)
- USA Scientific
- Syringes, to innoculate and sample from chemostat
