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An improved french pressure cell
Author(s) -
Millbank J. W.,
Neale M. J.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260110414
Subject(s) - piston (optics) , control valves , needle valve , mechanical engineering , engineering , computer science , petroleum engineering , materials science , globe valve , physics , optics , wavefront
A description is given of a needle valve press for disrupting cells and microorganisms. The main features of the design are reproductibility and ease of control of the needle valve settings due to absence of screw threads, case of dismantling and cleaning, and the availability of a wide range of alternative piston and cylinder sizes.