Floating magnetic stirrer for culture medium
US4498785A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M27/02
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A stirrer for stirring liquid in a flask comprises a magnetically attractable member formed by or supported by a buoyancy chamber, the stirrer having less density than the liquid to be stirred; the stirrer may include an impeller. A method of stirring a liquid comprising introducing liquid and a buoyant, magnetically attractable stirrer into a vessel, and causing a rotating magnetic field to rotate the stirrer.
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