Open AccessImprovement of a Continuous-Culture Apparatus for Long-Term Use
Author(s) -
Frieda B. Taub,
Alexander M. Dollar
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/am.16.2.232-235.1968
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , materials science , process engineering , engineering , business , foreign exchange market , finance , exchange rate
A glass and plastic apparatus was designed to meet requirements for continuous culture of cells. Some of the improvements incorporated into this apparatus include an all-glass growth vessel with a self-cleaning bottom, special compression fittings to connect tubing to glass tubing, a removable yield reservoir, and a nonwetting gas exhaust assembly. All portions of the system can be autoclaved for sterilization, and medium bottles and pump lines are replaced aseptically.