Personal bioreactor RTS-1 & RTS-1C
Edition 3.-4.03
– July 2017
Operating instructions
Page 3
Contents
1.
About this edition of the instructions ............................................................................................................................................. 3
2.
Safety Precautions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.
General Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.
Getting started .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.
Calibration .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.
Operation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
7.
Recommended methods for microorganism cultivation ................................................................................................................ 9
8.
Creating personal settings for cultivation of microorganisms. ...................................................................................................... 9
8.1.
Temperature distribution specifics (psychrophiles, mesophiles, thermophiles). ..................................................................... 9
8.2.
Cell growth depending on rotation intensity ............................................................................................................................ 9
8.3.
Aeration and types of recommended tubes. ......................................................................................................................... 10
8.4.
Factory calibration particle size and calibration coefficients 600nm/850nm ......................................................................... 10
8.5.
Factory calibration growth phase influence on measurement accuracy ............................................................................... 10
8.6.
Conversion rate coefficient of user calibration ...................................................................................................................... 10
9.
Temperature control ................................................................................................................................................................... 11
9.1.
Rotation intensity influence on temperature accuracy of the sample .................................................................................... 11
9.2.
Dew point temperature influence on measurement system accuracy ................................................................................... 11
9.3.
Cold room and environmental chamber influence on temperature accuracy of the sample ................................................. 11
9.4.
Change of optical characteristics of the tube depending on temperature ............................................................................. 11
10.
Specification ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12
11.
Guarantee and service ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
12.
Device calibration for maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 13
13.
EU Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
1. About this edition of the instructions
The manual applies to the following versions and models of personal bioreactors:
RTS-1
V.3GW
RTS-1C
V.4G01