Microfluidic chip system for culture and multiplication behavior research of marine microalgae

A technology of microfluidic chips and marine microalgae, which is applied in specific-purpose bioreactors/fermenters, biochemical equipment and methods, enzymology/microbiology devices, etc., which can solve the problems of heavy workload, cell and reagent consumption , cumbersome experimental process and other issues, to achieve the effect of low cost, easy operation and high throughput

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-01-16
DALIAN UNIV
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This technology allows scientists to study algae cultures at an efficient pace while also studying their ability to grow large numbers quickly without losing important nutrients or other factors that are crucial during cultivating them. It offers both batch mode and semi-batch chemicalostatic cell culture with improved efficiency compared to traditional methods like laboratory experiments.

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This patented technical problem addressed by this patent relates to developing efficient ways to study algae with minimal effort or resources required during experiments that involve culturing them at different stages before being analyzed further downstream.

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[0027] Using the microfluidic chip system designed and produced by the laboratory, the configuration is as follows: figure 1 and figure 2 Shown, inoculate microalgae, present embodiment selects subcardiac, Chlorophyta, common dominant species in China's coast, inoculation density is at 10 4 above cell / mL. The culture method is batch culture, that is, after one-time addition of the culture medium, the nutrient components will not be replaced during the culture period, and the culture period is 9 days. The culture medium adopts the formula of f / 2 nutrient solution, the culture conditions are temperature 20℃±1℃, light-dark cycle 12h:12h, the light source is white fluorescent lamp, and the illumination is 60 μmol photon m -2 .s -1 . Every 24 hours, the microalgae in the chip culture room were photographed under the microscope. In order to increase the identification of the microalgae, the laser-induced fluorescence mode was used, and the Image Pro software was used for cell

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[0029] Using the microfluidic chip system designed and produced by the laboratory, the configuration is as follows: figure 1 and figure 2 As shown, microalgae are inoculated, and the present embodiment selects Selmaphytum Qingdao, Chlorophyta, common dominant species in China's coastal areas, and the inoculation density is at 10 4 Cell / mL or more, culture in batches, and the culture period is 9 days. The culture medium adopts the formula of f / 2 nutrient solution, the culture conditions are temperature 20℃±1℃, light-dark cycle 12h:12h, the light source is white fluorescent lamp, and the illumination is 60 μmol photon m -2 .s -1 . Every 24 hours, the microalgae in the chip culture room were photographed under the microscope. In order to increase the identification of the microalgae, the laser-induced fluorescence mode was used, and the Image Pro software was used for cell counting analysis, and the population proliferation behavior was observed online. The result is as F

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[0031] Using the microfluidic chip system designed and produced by the laboratory, the configuration is as follows: figure 1 and figure 2 Shown, inoculate microalgae, present embodiment selects Phaeodactylum tricornutum for use, diatom door representative species, inoculation density is at 10 4Cell / mL or more, culture in batches, and the culture period is 9 days. The culture medium adopts the formula of f / 2 nutrient solution, the culture conditions are temperature 20℃±1℃, light-dark cycle 12h:12h, the light source is white fluorescent lamp, and the illumination is 60 μmol photon m -2 .s -1 . Every 24 hours, the microalgae in the chip culture room were photographed under the microscope. In order to increase the identification of the microalgae, the laser-induced fluorescence mode was used, and the Image Pro software was used for cell counting analysis, and the population proliferation behavior was observed online. The result is as Figure 5 As shown, the cell appearance

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Abstract

The invention aims to provide a microfluidic chip system for culture and multiplication behavior research of marine microalgae. Inoculation, batch culture, semi-continuous chemostat culture of the marine microalgae and a marine microalgae population multiplication behavior online monitoring process are integrated on a functional chip to be completed by means of fabrication of a scale integration chip and flexible combination of multiple cell technologies on the chip. The microfluidic chip system consists of two elementary units, wherein the first elementary unit refers to the microfluidic chip for culture and multiplication behavior research of the marine microalgae, and the second elementary unit refers to microfluidic chip peripheral equipment for culture and multiplication behavior research of the marine microalgae. The microfluidic chip system has the advantages that the microfluidic chip system is high in throughput, simple and convenient to operate and low in cost and is a novel platform for marine microalgae culture, population multiplication research and correlational research fields of using microalgae as experimental subjects.

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