Patent ID: 9340765
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B01L,C12M,C12P

Claim Text:
1. A method of suppressing biofilm buildup in a growth chamber of a chemostat, the growth chamber having a first compartment and a second compartment, the method comprising: removing biofilm-producing cells from the first compartment, wherein removing the biofilm-producing cells from the first compartment comprises: closing a first actuatable valve to fluidly isolate the first compartment from the growth chamber; flushing the first compartment with an agent, wherein when the first compartment is flushed with the agent, the biofilm-producing cells are removed from the first compartment, and wherein flushing the first compartment with the agent comprises supplying the first compartment with the agent and removing the agent from the first compartment; and opening the first actuatable valve to reunite the first compartment with the second compartment; performing a first mixing of contents of the growth chamber; removing biofilm-producing cells from the second compartment, wherein removing the biofilm-producing cells from the second compartment comprises: