A 61% lighter cell culture dish to reduce plastic waste.

Autor: Réu P; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Protein Science, Stockholm, Sweden., Svedberg G; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Protein Science, Stockholm, Sweden., Hässler L; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Department of Machine Design, Mechatronics, Stockholm, Sweden., Möller B; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Department of Machine Design, Mechatronics, Stockholm, Sweden., Andersson Svahn H; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Protein Science, Stockholm, Sweden., Gantelius J; KTH Royal Institute of Technology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, Department of Protein Science, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2019 Apr 30; Vol. 14 (4), pp. e0216251. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 30 (Print Publication: 2019).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216251
Abstrakt: Cell culture is a ubiquitous and flexible research method. However, it heavily relies on plastic consumables generating millions of tonnes of plastic waste yearly. Plastic waste is a major and growing global concern. Here we describe a new cell culture dish that offers a culture area equivalent to three petri dishes but that is on average 61% lighter and occupies 67% less volume. Our dish is composed of a lid and three thin containers surrounded by a light outer shell. Cell culture can be performed in each of the containers sequentially. The outer shell provides the appropriate structure for the manipulation of the dish as a whole. The prototype was tested by sequentially growing cells in each of its containers. As a control, sequential cultures in groups of 3 petri dishes were performed. No statistical differences were found between the prototype and the control in terms of cell number, cell viability or cell distribution.
Competing Interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Patent application for the prototype (UK Patent Application Number 1900889.5). Inventor and applicant: Pedro Réu. Status: patent pending. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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