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MINIFOR Bireactor:

The LAMBDA MINIFOR bench-top laboratory fermenter and bioreactor was developed as a result of the need to construct a small laboratory fermentor for volumes from 35 ml to over 6 liters. Based on long personal practical experience of fermentations, we wanted to create a fermentor, which was easy to use and with the capacity to measure and control all the important parameters of the fermetation.

The fermentor had to take up minimum space on the bench, but with good access to all parts. Several fermentors should, when placed side by side, be suitable for the optimization of the parameters of growth of culture or optimization of bio-transformations, etc.

To keep the cost of the MINIFOR fermentor-bioreactor low, without compromising quality, several new ideas and innovations have been introduced:

Instead of a fermentor flask with a stainless steel cover, which is expensive, we use whole glass vessels with threaded fittings. They have been used for many years in cell culture and are proved to maintain perfect sterility. Thanks to this concept, the MINIFOR fermenter-bioreactor is set up in shortest possible time.
Instead of a traditional propeller agitator, which requires an expensive motor and magnetic coupling, we have introduced a new up-and-down agitation. A motor together with an inexpensive membrane perfectly assure sterility and produce an efficient mixing without formation of a vortex (no baffles needed). At the same time this type ofhttp://lambda-instruments.in/index.php/products/bioreactor-fermentor-overview mixing is gentler on cells and produces less foam. Novel biomimicking “fish-tail” stirring discs offer maximum mixing efficiency without cutting edges.
The culture is heated by heat radiation produced in a parabolic radiator with a gold reflector placed under the fermentation vessel. The heat is absorbed gently in the culture similarly to the sun heating water. There is no overheating of the culture at any volume and expensive double-wall vessels with thermostatic baths are eliminated. At the same time tubing and cables disappear making the fermentor less complex.
As far as possible, expensive pieces of equipment has been replaced by new high performance plastics.
By using modern microprocessors, it has been possible to place all the electronics in the front part of the instrument. This makes the fermentorunbelievably compact and eliminates the casing tower. Despite its small size six parameters are measured and controlled in the basic configuration of the MINIFOR.

Technical description	Advanced Kit	Start-up Kit
Reactor scale	Laboratory bench-top fermentor and bioreactor
Reactor design	Stirred Tank
Operation mode	batch, fed-batch, continuous, (perfusion*)
Parameter controls	stirrer speed, temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, airflow, free parameter, level control for continuous mode.
* Optional Parameter control *	weight control for continuous mode, antifoam, REDOX, LUMO (light), pCO₂ probe, OD probe, gas-mix, etc.
Microprocessor with internal software, display and keypad	yes	yes
Agitation Automatic stirrer controller 0, 0.1, 0.2, …., 19.9, 20 Hz min. 0 Hz ( = 0 rpm) max. 20 Hz ( = 1200 rpm)	yes	yes
Measurement whole range 0 - 20 Hz	yes	yes
Temperature Automatic temperature control from 5 °C over RT to 70 °C	yes	yes
Measurement with Pt100 from 0 to 99.9 °C in 0.1 °C steps	yes	yes
IR (infrared) heater	yes	yes
Cooling loop	yes	yes
pH Automatic pH controller 0 - 13	yes	yes
Measurement with pH probe 0 -13	yes	yes
Acid pump (PRECIFLOW)	yes	optional
Base pump (PRECIFLOW)	yes	optional
Holders and rods for the pumps	yes	optional
Storage vessels and lines for acid and for base	yes	optional
DO (pO₂) Automatic DO controller (proportional) 0 - 25 mg Oxygen/L (in 0.1 mg steps)	yes	yes
Measurement with DO probe 0 - 25 mg Oxygen/L (in 0.1 mg steps)	yes	optional
Airflow Automatic aeration controller (proportional) 0 - 5 L/min in 0.01 L/min steps	yes	yes
Measurement with internal Massflow 0 - 5 L/min in 0.01 L/min steps	yes	yes
Free Parameter Automatic controller, socket, display	yes	yes
AlertsFor high and low values of each parameter	yes	yes
Overpressure valve	yes	yes
Sampling device	yes	optional
Cooling device for outlet gas	yes	yes
PC-software (FNet, SIAM), Laptop	optional	optional
Feed and harvest pump: PRECIFLOW / MULTIFLOW / HiFLOW / MAXIFLOW / VIT-FIT / VIT-FIT HP, pump-flow INTEGRATOR	optional	optional
WEIGHING MODULE for continuous mode	optional	optional
Automatic Antifoam-system (ANTIFO & DOZITO)	optional	optional
O₂-enrichment / 4-gas-mix: controller and massflows MASSFLOW 500 /MASSFLOW 5000	optional	optional
Air compressor AEROSILENTO	optional	optional
REDOX probe, controller, pump / massflow	optional	optional
PELTIER COOLER for medium / off-gas	optional	optional
LUMO light and controller for PBR	optional	optional
Operation manual and video	yes	yes
Warranty	2 years

Documents：

Leaflet-LAMBDA-MINIFOR-laboratory-fermentor.pdf

Innovative Laboratory-scale Bioreactors — Overview and Benefits of LAMBDA MINIFOR

Bench-top Laboratory Fermentor-Bioreactor LAMBDA MINIFOR - Operational manual

LAMBDA MINIFOR laboratory fermenter and bench-top bioreactor at universities and high schools

LAMBDA MINIFOR laboratory fermenter and bioreactor - the solitary teamplayer in parallel processes

LAMBDA Peltier electronic cooling loop for Minifor fermenter-bioreactor

LAMBDA REDOX potential measurement for MINIFOR laboratory fermenter-bioreactor

LAMBDA INTEGRATOR replaces the need for optical density measurements in fermenters and bioreactors

How to compare the cost and real value of a laboratory fermentor-bioreactor

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