Novel apparatus and method to propagate biological material
AssigneeKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
InventorMOHAMMAD AHMED KHIYAMI
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Abstract
The present application discloses a novel microbiological apparatus and methods of using the same. The apparatus is a rolling pen comprising of a socket and a ball with its unique rolling head to transfer a biological material from a first location to a second location in an aseptic manner. Further, the rolling pen apparatus can be used with a pen holder device or with a holder hand device to transfer the biological material a first location to a second location and further to develop a microbiological colony. The invention also discloses the use of rolling pen apparatus attached to a holder hand device in propagating a single biological colony such as bacterial colony or cells.
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A rolling pen apparatus, comprising:
- a socket;
- and
- a ball inside the socket wherein the rolling pen apparatus is used to transfer a biological material from a first location to a second location.
A holder hand device, comprising:
- a holder;
- and
- a long extended hand wherein the holder hand device holds the rolling pen apparatus within the holder for its use.
A method, comprising:
- (a) opening a proximal end of a pen holder device;
- (b) disinfecting a pen chamber;
- (c) loading the rolling pen apparatus into the pen chamber;
- (d) turning ON a UV light to sterilize the rolling pen apparatus, the pen chamber and the distal end of the pen holder device;
- (e) pushing an eject button to lower the rolling pen apparatus into the pen chamber;
- (f) placing the rolling pen apparatus near a biological material to be transferred from first location;
- (g) picking up the biological material;
- (h) transferring the biological material onto second location;
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- (i) pushing the eject button again to discharge the used rolling pen apparatus wherein the pen holder device aid in moving the rolling pen apparatus for its functioning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.