Culture Bottles with Internal Sensors

A method of manufacturing a specimen container, comprising the steps of:

• providing a body having a side wall defining an interior of the body, a top portion and a base, wherein the base further comprises a raised rim extending upwards into the interior of the body, the rim defining an interior chamber and exterior chamber;
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• introducing a liquid phase sensor polymer matrix into the interior chamber or exterior chamber and curing the polymer matrix into a solid phase in place.

A method of manufacturing a specimen container for receiving a sample, comprising the steps of:

• providing a body having a side wall defining an interior of the body, an upper portion and base, the side wall including a transition portion connecting the side wall to the base, wherein the transition portion comprises a plurality of scallops providing indentations in the side wall, the plurality of scallops extending at least partially around the transition portion and extending inwardly toward the interior of the container to reduce the volume thereof;
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• introducing a liquid phase sensor polymer matrix into the reduced volume region defined by the plurality of scallops and curing the polymer matrix into a solid phase in place.