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Fermenter-on-a-chip

Reference	ABY11314
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Christopher Lowe
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Cambridge
Department	Institute of Biotechnology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	166,961
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/12/1999
End date	01/12/2002
Duration	36 months

Abstract

It is proposed to develop low cost printed bioreactors and microfluidic circuits on plastic substrates as chemostats for growing prokaryotic organisms. Such devices will incorporate a low volume (nL-mul) bioreactor, microchannel inputs and outputs, filters, stirrers, a biomass monitor, a range of sensors to monitor parameters of the growth media and the associated hardware and software to allow semi-automatic data logging, monitoring and control. It is anticipated that the complete system will comprise an array of bioreactors and allow the study of the effect of C/N sources, vitamins, inhibitors, and mineral supplements on microbial growth. E. coli will be used as the model organism.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	LINK: Analytical Biotechnology (ABY) [1995-2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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