Prototype of a Device to Research Ultrasound Effects on Microbiological Processes

This article describes the development of a multifunctional prototype which supplies ultrasound to a sample in a Petri dish, between 18 KHz and 30KHz frequencies, with intensities from 0.3 mW/m2 to 1.5 mW/m2. This device guarantees sample survival with a micro-incubating system, operated by a contro...

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Autores:
López-Castaño, Jorge Andrés
K Murcia, Yuri
Díaz, Daniel
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Fecha de publicación:
2013
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/14421
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/14421
Palabra clave:
Continuous Ultrasound
Laser Nephelometry
Microbiological Processes
Micro-Incubator
Pulsed Ultrasound
Sonication
Ultrasound Biophysics
Ultrasonido Continuo
Nefelometría Láser
Procesos Microbiológicos
Microincubadora
Ultrasonido Pulsado
Sonicación
Biofísica De Ultrasonido
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Copyright (c) 2013 Jorge Andrés López-Castaño, Yuri K Murcia, Daniel Díaz
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Summary:This article describes the development of a multifunctional prototype which supplies ultrasound to a sample in a Petri dish, between 18 KHz and 30KHz frequencies, with intensities from 0.3 mW/m2 to 1.5 mW/m2. This device guarantees sample survival with a micro-incubating system, operated by a control system and temperature monitoring. In addition, the prototype detects changes regarding the microbiological process in question, with a self-based laser-nephelometry system. The user would be able to choose parameters values mentioned, for a certain experiment, and analyze output data tables, images and statistics generated by a computer application specially designed to present this data.