| US 7,592,173 B1 | ||
| Operationally enhanced bioreactor | ||
| David M. Stamper, Clarksburg, Md. (US); Marianne Walch, Millsboro, Del. (US); and Darrell H. Hill, Monroeville, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/826,789. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/465231, filed on Apr. 25, 2003. | ||
| Int. Cl. C12M 1/14 (2006.01); C12M 3/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 435—299.1 [435/298.1] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A bioreactor arrangement comprising:
an axially elongated housing comprising:
a top housing section having one or more diameters;
a middle neck portion having a funnel shape;
a mid-housing section extending below the top housing section and having a rectangular cross section, wherein the mid-housing
section is attached to the top housing section via the middle neck portion;
a lower neck portion having a funnel shape;
a cylindrical lower housing section extending below the mid-housing section and attached to the mid-housing section via the
lower neck portion, the cylindrical lower housing having a third diameter smaller than the one or more diameters, the cylindrical
lower housing closed at a bottom end forming a testing chamber, the cylindrical lower housing having glass beads therein;
and
one or more slides for holding biofilm growth positioned within the mid-housing section.
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