A microfluidic photobioreactor for simultaneous observation and cultivation of single microalgal cells or cell aggregates.

ABSTRACT: Microalgae are an ubiquitous and powerful driver of geochemical cycles which have formed Earth's biosphere since early in the evolution. Lately, microalgal research has been strongly stimulated by economic potential expected in biofuels, wastewater treatment, and high-value products. Similar to bacteria and other microorganisms, most work so far has been performed on the level of suspensions which typically contain millions of algal cells per millilitre. The thus obtained macroscopic parameters average cells, which may be in various phases of their cell cycle or even, in the case of microbial consortia, cells of different species. This averaging may obscure essential features which may be needed for the correct understanding and interpretation of investigated processes. In contrast to thes

SUBMITTER: Westerwalbesloh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6488086 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature