FIBEROPTIC SENSOR FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF FERMENTATION PH

被引:24
作者
AGAYN, VI [1 ]
WALT, DR [1 ]
机构
[1] TUFTS UNIV,MAX TISHLER LAB ORGAN CHEM,DEPT CHEM,MEDFORD,MA 02155
来源
BIO-TECHNOLOGY | 1993年 / 11卷 / 06期
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10.1038/nbt0693-726
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have developed a fiber-optic chemical sensor for on-line monitoring of fermentation pH. The sensor is based on a covalently bound fluorescent dye immobilized within a water-permeable polymer layer on an optical fiber. Measurements were performed on a portable fluorimeter and employed a ratiometric approach to account for system instabilities. We show that the use of this fiber-optic sensor provides fast, accurate and reliable measurements during E. coli fermentation in a complex medium.
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页码:726 / 729
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