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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Frederick Balagadde, Pasadena, CA (US);
Carl L. Hansen, Pasadena, CA (US);
Emil Kartalov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Stephen R. Quake, Stanford, CA (US);
Frederick Balagadde, Pasadena, CA (US);
Carl L. Hansen, Pasadena, CA (US);
Emil Kartalov, Pasadena, CA (US);
Stephen R. Quake, Stanford, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
A chemostat is described that 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 may also include a nutrient supply-line to supply growth medium to the growth chamber, and an output port to remove fluids from the growth chamber. Also, a method of preventing biofilm formation in a growth chamber of a chemostat is described. The method may include the steps of adding a lysis agent to a isolated portion of the growth chamber, and reuniting the isolated portion with the rest of the growth chamber.