Micro-Flask System For Reproducible Cultivation On Microtiter Plates
Applikon Micro-Flask
An easy-to-use, and cost-effective technology platform for the rapid handling and growth of large numbers of microbial strains, clonal libraries, mutant banks, and cell lines. This system enables a single person to grow and test thousands of strains simultaneously with a minimum of repetitive handlings.
Speed up your process by cultivating strains in parallel
- Low and uniform evaporation rates
- Sterile barrier for individual wells prevents cross contamination
- Oxygen transfer rates similar to shake flasks in standard orbital shakers
- Conversion of 24 and 96 microtiter plates (both deep and low-well plates) into individual micro-bioreactors
- Simultaneous and reproducible sampling of 96 frozen glycerol stocks using our Cryo-Replicator
All handling with the Micro-Flask is performed in parallel with sets of 24 or 96 strains. It provides a more efficient use of your current orbital shaker, with time savings up to a factor 10 possible. It allows for the same quality of growth as in Erlenmeyer flasks in terms of oxygen transfer rates and reproducibility.
Consumables & Accessories
The Applikon Micro-Flask allows for:
- various square deep-well and round low-well microtiter plates
- a Sandwich-cover (silicone seal, ePTFE + microfibre layer and stainless steel cover)
- a clamp
- a Cryo replicator and press
The Applikon Micro-Flask is ideal for the
following applications:
- Growth medium optimization studies
- Comparative studies e.g. clinical isolates
- Screening and distribution of clone libraries in E. coli or yeasts
- High-throughput screening for high-activity or high-productivity mutants
- High-throughput screening for new enzyme activities or formation of secondary metabolites (heterogeneous culture collections)