Microfluidic chemostat

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9340765
APP PUB NO 20140141497A1
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13850988

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A method to suppress biofilm formation in a growth chamber of a chemostat is described. The method includes the steps of adding a lysis agent to an isolated portion of the growth chamber, and reuniting the isolated portion with the rest of the growth chamber. The microfluidic chemostat includes a growth chamber having a plurality of compartments. Each of the compartments may be fluidly isolated from the rest of the growth chamber by one or more actuatable valves. The chemostat also included a nutrient supply-line to supply growth medium to the growth chamber, and an output port to remove fluids from the growth chamber.

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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYPASADENA CA

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Balagadde, Frederick Pasadena, US 4 159
Hansen, Carl L Pasadena, US 49 3069
Kartalov, Emil Pasadena, US 13 1039
Quake, Stephen R Stanford, US 282 18548

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