{"id":2968,"date":"2022-11-14T10:57:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediapreparators.com\/phases-of-the-ae-mp-series-culture-media-preparator\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T13:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:15:44","slug":"phases-of-the-ae-mp-series-culture-media-preparator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediapreparators.com\/en\/phases-of-the-ae-mp-series-culture-media-preparator\/","title":{"rendered":"Phases of the AE-MP Series Culture Media Preparator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A single unit to perform, in a fully automatic way, the four most relevant phases involved of the preparation of culture media<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thanks to RAYPA’s AE-MP Series culture media preparator<\/a><\/strong>, you can carry out the preparation, sterilization, cooling and dispensing of culture media in your microbiology or plant tissue culture laboratory using a single equipment and with an excellent batch-to-batch reproducibility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Phases in culture media preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In general, the preparation of culture media is usually done manually, which entails certain risks when preparing it, for example, differences in quality among different batches or contamination errors, and also for the personnel, such as injuries or burns.<\/p>\n

Let us summarize the usual steps involved in the manual preparation of culture media:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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1. Preparation<\/div><\/div>
Most culture media are marketed in lyophilized form and need to be rehydrated. To do this, it is necessary to weigh the different components, put them in a container, pour the exact amount of distilled water according to the type of container and stir manually or using a stirrer.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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1. Preparation<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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2. Sterilization<\/div><\/div>
Next, the medium needs to be brought to boiling and then sterilization, and these processes are usually carried out with an autoclave.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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2. Sterilization<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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3. Cooling<\/div><\/div>
After this heat exposure is completed, the operator removes the different containers from the autoclave. This operation must be carried out with extreme care, as the containers may be very hot. When agar is prepared, it should not be cooled excessively as it will become solidified, which makes it impossible to dispense.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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3. Cooling<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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4. Dispensing<\/div><\/div>
Finally, the dispensing phase is performed, by pouring the medium into Petri dishes, test tubes or other containers. This procedure can be done manually by decanting or with a dosing mechanical pump.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Risks in manual preparation of culture media<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As you know, the manual preparation of culture media takes a great deal of time, due to the different tasks to be performed (weighing container by container, addition of purified water, use a magnetic stirrer and wait until solute is dissolved, autoclaving the containers, waiting for cooling until the containers are at a safe temperature, etc.). In addition, it may involve some risks. Regarding the preparation, the risks are:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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