An inexpensive method for the automation of biomass measurements in lab-scale bioreactors.

An automated online sampling and measurement system that can be assembled for less than $5000 in components (including spectrophotometer, pump, computer, valves, and relays) is described. The public domain Visual Basic source code that we developed is posted at http://www.ees.ufl.edu/homepp/koopman/...

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Publicado en:JALA: Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation Vol. 10; no. 5; pp. 315 - 319
Autores principales: Hamilton R, Casasús-Zambrana A, Svoronos SA, Koopman B
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Oct2005
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Sumario:An automated online sampling and measurement system that can be assembled for less than $5000 in components (including spectrophotometer, pump, computer, valves, and relays) is described. The public domain Visual Basic source code that we developed is posted at http://www.ees.ufl.edu/homepp/koopman/hamilton_etal/. This system has proven to be very successful for measuring biomass in long-duration (36h) experiments. In addition to providing a measurement record, this system could also be part of an automatic process control system.