Smartphone-based Wireless Operated Milliliter-scale Bioreactor
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18502/keg.v2i2.627Abstract
This paper presents the development of a smartphone-based wireless operated milliliter scale bioreactor. The bioreactor has a working volume of 18 mL and is made of poly (methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and poly (dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) polymers using a laser engraving methodology. Temperature and reactor stirring speed are the controlled variables and wireless communication is achieved through a wireless transceiver embedded in a low-cost controller platform. The results attained are very promising as the controller is able to control the desired reactor variables precisely through wireless communications.
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