CultiLux

Bioreactors

CultiLux

Illumination of phototrophic and photomixotrophic organisms

The CultiLux™ is a fully automated lighting unit for the cultivation of phototrophic Microorganisms with a wide range of applications in the field of cell culture screening. The CultiLux was developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Dresden and is a direct extension of our well-established “Respiration Activity Monitoring System” shaking incubator RAMOS®. The controllable and adjustable LED lighting unit for the shaking flasks is generally suitable for the cultivation of phototrophic organisms. The shaking flasks are illuminated from below by the LEDs and can be flexibly adjusted thanks to their modular design.

The most important functions at a glance:

Innovative Development of a Controllable and Adjustable LED Illumination Unit for Shaking Flasks
Various Options for Dimming and Filtering Light
Tests of exposure time and intensity, e.g., programming specific day-night cycles
The light intensity can be varied between approximately 75 and 2,300 µmol photons m⁻² s⁻¹. This allows for the study of both light-limited and high-light conditions.

CultiLux Real-World Application Examples:

Study of phototrophic and photomixotrophic organisms such as cyanobacteria and plant cell cultures
Cultivation of any phototrophic organisms (such as, for example, Arthrospira platensis)
Parallel Screening of Culture Conditions
Optimization of production, e.g., of phycocyanin
Detection of Carbon Limitation
Study of Self-Shading

Technical Data

Using Ramos and CultiLux, the following organisms, among others, were successfully studied
Bacillus sp.	Pichia pastoris	Streptomyces lividans
Botrytis cinerea	Pichia stipitis	Vibrio natregiens
Catharanthus roseus	Pseudoalteromonas haloplanctis	Xanthomonas campestris
CHO Zellen	Pseudomonas flurescens	Arthrospira platensis
Corynebacterium glutamicum	Pseudomonas putida	Wolffia australiana
Escherichia coli	Sacharomyces cerevisiae	Gluconobacter oxydans
Nicotiana tabacum	Hybridoma Zellen	Hansenula polymorpha

Illumination of phototrophic and photomixotrophic organisms

Technical Data

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