chemostaatissa
Chemostaatissa is a Finnish term referring to processes performed within a chemostat, a bioreactor designed for culturing cells or microorganisms under steady‑state conditions. Unlike batch culture, a chemostat continuously supplies fresh growth medium while simultaneously removing an equivalent volume of culture, thereby maintaining constant cell density, substrate concentration, and oxygen levels. This steady‑state operation allows researchers to investigate cellular physiology, metabolic fluxes, and genetic regulation under well‑controlled environmental parameters.
The basic configuration of a chemostat includes a growth vessel, a feed pump, an outlet valve, and
Chemostat technology has been employed in diverse fields such as microbiology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. It is
The concept was first formalized by J.C. Levenspiel and subsequent pioneers in the 1950s and 1960s, building