Apparatus for inoculating agar plate
AssigneeKing Saud University
InventorsMohd Aftab Alam, Fahad Ibrahim Al-Jenoobi, Mohamed Hamed M. Al-Agamy
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Abstract
The apparatus for inoculating agar plates includes a spray chamber having an upper opening for receiving an atomized microbial suspension and a lower opening for receiving an agar plate. The apparatus also includes an atomizer including a reservoir and a fluid tube for delivering the microbial suspension to the atomizer nozzle. A containment feature extends around an inner surface of the spray chamber to catch any drop that may form on its inner wall and advance down towards the lower opening. The spray chamber allows multiple agar plates to be quickly inoculated without cross-contamination of agar habitats, without contaminating the outside of the plates, and without contaminating the work area.
Claims5
An apparatus for inoculating agar plates, comprising:
- a spray chamber defining a one piece continuous enclosure having an upper opening and an opposite lower opening, the lower opening being dimensioned and configured to receive and closely fit around the agar plate;
- a collector extending around the entire periphery of the interior wall of the spray chamber adjacent the lower opening and providing a seamless barrier for liquid drops descending down the spray chamber, wherein the collector comprises an upwardly angled projection;
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- an atomizer mounted on top of the spray chamber, the atomizer having an atomizer nozzle, a fluid reservoir extending below the nozzle, an actuator, and a fluid delivery tube extending from the actuator into the fluid reservoir, the atomizer being aligned with the upper opening in the spray chamber to direct a spray towards the lower opening when the actuator is actuated.
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