Method for enhancing shelf life of biological growth media
US5989851A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/34
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for prolonging the shelf life of biological growth media provides a device with a tray for growing and observing a microbiological culture. The device includes a substrate with a well to provide a containment and barrier for the biological growth medium to grow an organism in the tray and a lid that is sealable and resealable around the substrate periphery. The lid includes an interior side that sheets out upon condensation of vapor and faces the growth medium. A barrier layer is positioned over the well. The biological growth media is introduced in the well and the lid around the substrate periphery is sealed.
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