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- | Everyone interested in biological work should be able to use basic equipment such as photometers. Commercially obtainable spectrophotometers like [http://www.opticsplanet.com/unico-model-s-1205-spectrophotometer-5-nm-bandpass.html UNICO S-1205], for example, costs 1.249 $ or more, and can measure optical density only. At the same time they are heavy, not portable and therfore not easy to handle. Comparable | + | Everyone interested in biological work should be able to use basic equipment such as photometers. Commercially obtainable spectrophotometers like [http://www.opticsplanet.com/unico-model-s-1205-spectrophotometer-5-nm-bandpass.html UNICO S-1205], for example, costs 1.249 $ or more, and can measure optical density only. At the same time they are heavy, not portable and therfore not easy to handle. Comparable to our developted device in the points measuring range and portability is the OD-meter by [http://www.laboratory-equipment.com/laboratory-equipment/cell-density-meter.php s]. This device measures also the optical density at 600 nm but still costs almost 920 $. On the other hand, our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Aachen/OD/F_device OD/F Device] can measure optical density as well as fluorescence for less than [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Aachen/Notebook/Engineering/ODF#diy 60 $]. Therefore, we present a solution for '''low budget institutions''' like schools, universities and community labs. In our cooperation with the [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Aachen/Collaborations/Kaiser-Karls-Gymnasium Kaiser-Karls-Gymnasium] we get first experience using our OD/F device in schools. |
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