Difference between revisions of "CO2 Incubator"

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In biology, an incubator is a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen content of the atmosphere inside. (Wikipedia)
Although cultures can be incubated in sealed flasks in a regular dry incubator or a hot room, some vessels, e.g., Petri dishes or multiwell plates, require a controlled atmosphere with high humidity and elevated CO2 tension. The cheapest way of controlling the gas phase is to place the cultures in a plastic box, or chamber (Bellco, MP Biomedicals): Gas the container with the correct CO2 mixture and then seal it. (Wikipedia)
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Revision as of 18:59, 29 June 2011

Although cultures can be incubated in sealed flasks in a regular dry incubator or a hot room, some vessels, e.g., Petri dishes or multiwell plates, require a controlled atmosphere with high humidity and elevated CO2 tension. The cheapest way of controlling the gas phase is to place the cultures in a plastic box, or chamber (Bellco, MP Biomedicals): Gas the container with the correct CO2 mixture and then seal it. (Wikipedia)