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VERVIT - Sopet nv Karnemelkstraat 2-4 9060 Zelzate Tel: +32499265783 Belgium Fax: +3293456957 BTW: BE0435096468 [email protected] www.vervit.be www.setis-systems.be User manual SETIS™ bioreactor We hope giving enough and clear information in this manual, to help you to use SETIS™ bioreactors without any difficulty. If you require more information do not hesitate to contact us. Manual version: May‐2012 Enjoy SETIS™ !!!! Parts of SETIS™ bioreactor: culture vessel (1x) media vessel (1x) screw cap for culture vessel (1x) screw cap for media vessel (1x) silicone gasket for culture vessel’s cap (1x) silicone gasket for media vessel’s cap (1x) air filters (2x) silicone tube 6/9mm (1x, to further be sectioned in three pieces, see below) Sterilization Prepare growth media and place it in the media vessel, while standing vertical on its back side. A maximum of 3 litres is recommended. Place the silicone gasket in the corresponding screw cap and close the vessel hardly. Cover both connectors (air connector and media connector) with aluminium foil. Sterilize media vessel with growth media in the autoclave, preferable 121°C @ 1,2 Atm for 20‐25 min. Place the vessels always vertically. Once removed from the autoclave and still hot, try to screw again the cap to guaranty a good sealing. Air connectors Media connectors Culture vessel Media vessel

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UsermanualSETIS™ bioreactorWehopegivingenoughandclearinformationinthismanual,tohelpyoutouseSETIS™bioreactorswithoutanydifficulty.Ifyourequiremoreinformationdonothesitatetocontactus.Manualversion:May‐2012EnjoySETIS™ !!!!PartsofSETIS™ bioreactor:

‐ culturevessel(1x)‐ mediavessel(1x)‐ screwcapforculturevessel(1x)‐ screwcapformediavessel(1x)‐ siliconegasketforculturevessel’scap(1x)‐ siliconegasketformediavessel’scap(1x)‐ airfilters(2x)‐ siliconetube6/9mm(1x,tofurtherbesectionedinthreepieces,see

below)SterilizationPreparegrowthmediaandplaceitinthemediavessel,whilestandingverticalonitsbackside.Amaximumof3litresisrecommended.Placethesiliconegasketinthecorrespondingscrewcapandclosethevesselhardly.Coverbothconnectors(airconnectorandmediaconnector)withaluminiumfoil.Sterilizemediavesselwithgrowthmediaintheautoclave,preferable121°C@1,2Atmfor20‐25min.Placethevesselsalwaysvertically.Onceremovedfromtheautoclaveandstillhot,trytoscrewagainthecaptoguarantyagoodsealing.

Airconnectors

Mediaconnectors

Culturevessel

Mediavessel

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Theculturevesselissterilizedempty,alsointheautoclave.Placethesiliconegasketinthecorrespondingscrewcapandclosethevesselhardly.Coverbothconnectors(airconnectorandmediaconnector)withaluminiumfoil.Sterilizeculturevesselintheautoclave,preferablewithautoclaveprogramformaterialsat121‐125°C@1,4Atmfor15‐20min.Plasticfoilissometimesrecommendedtobeplacedaroundtheneckofthevesseltocoverthecap/neckjoinoncesterile.Thiscanreducethedustaccumulationwhilestorage.Siliconetube(6/9mm)providedwiththebioreactoriscutinthreepieces.Twopiecesof6‐8cmandonepieceof18‐20cm(mediatransfersiliconetube).Thefirsttwopiecesarethenconnectedtotheairfiltersprovided.IMPORTANT!!!Connectionismadeattheoppositesideofthe“IN”sideofthefilter.Please,controlthe“IN”signengravedinthefilterbody.Thesethreepieces,thetwofilterswiththeirrespectivesiliconetubeattachedandthemediatransfersiliconetube,arepackagedandsterilizedintheautoclaveusingsameconditionsasforculturevessel.

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AssemblyattheLaminarFlowPlantmaterialissubcultureandplacedintheculturevesselasabulk.Forthis,theculturevesselisopenedinthelaminarflow,alwaysfacingtheairflow,andtheplantmaterialisintroduced.Closethecaphardlytoavoidairand/orgrowthmedialeaks.Oncetheplantmaterialisintheculturevessel,placetheculturevesselverticallyonitsbackside.Bringthemediavesselbesideit(alsoverticallyplaced)andfacethetopsideofthemediavesselwiththebottomsideoftheculturevessel.Removealuminiumfoilfromtheairconnectorsofbothcontainersandplacetheairfiltersviathesiliconetube.IMPORTANT!!!Avoidtouchingtheconnectorsandedgeofthesiliconetubewithyourhand.Onceairfiltersareconnected,removethealuminiumfoilfromthemediaconnectorsandplacethesiliconetubeof18‐20cmlength.Thenthebioreactorisalreadyassembled!!

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Forprotocolsthatrequireachangeofmediaaftercertainperiod,asecondmediavesselispreparedwiththerespectivegrowthmediaandsterilizedasindicatedabove.BringtheSETIS™bioreactortothelaminarflowandplaceitvertically.Forplantmaterialsthatarealreadyrootedand/orfixedtothebottomoftheculturevessel,turntheculturevesselveryslowlytowardsitsverticalposition,toavoidmaterialdisplacement.Disconnectthemediatransfersiliconetubeatthesideofthemediaconnectorofthemediavessel.Discardthenthismediavesselwitholdgrowthmedia.Bringthenewmediavesselclosetotheculturevesselandremovethealuminiumfoilfromitsmediaconnector.Then,reconnectthemediatransfersiliconetubetothemediaconnectorofthenewmediavessel.Removealuminiumfoilfromtheairconnectorofthenewmediavesselandplaceanewairfilterviathesiliconetube.IMPORTANT!!!Avoidtouchingtheconnectorsandedgeofthesiliconetubewithyourhand.Insomecases,theairfilterfromtheoldmediavesselcouldbetransferredandreusedinthenewmediavessel.IMPORTANT!!!Workextremelycleantomakethistransfer,otherwisetherisksofcontaminationmightincrease.AttheshelfThetopsideofthemediavesseliscomplementarytothebottomsideoftheculturevessel.Viathesepins,theculturevesselisstackedandslidingisavoided.TransporttheSETIS™bioreactorsvertically,ifatrolleyisused,thiswillavoidmediatoenterthroughtheairconnectorofthemediavessel.Usethehandlersintegratedatthebottomofbothsidesofthemediavesseltocarryitwithyourhands.Useyourthumbstoholdtheculturevessel.Placethebioreactorinaperfectlyhorizontalandhardshelfsurface.Thebioreactorisdesignedwithadesiredangleatthebottomsurfaceoftheculturevesseltoallowself‐drainageafterimmersionisfinished.Thisinclinationcanbealteredbyirregularand/orwavyshelf‐surfaces.Placethebioreactorwiththefrontside(whereallconnectorsandcapsarepresent),facingtheoutsideoftheshelf(corridor).Connectbothfilterswiththeirrespectivecompressedaircircuit.Nowthebioreactorisreadytowork!!!

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Foroptimizedshelfsetup,bioreactorsaredesignedtobeplacesidebyside,andbacktoback,withoutloosinganyshelfspace,withtheadvantageofhavingallconnectorsandcapsattheoutsideoftheshelf.InstallationDesignyourshelfsetupinsuchwayhavingamaximumof15SETIS™bioreactorsinonerowandamaximumof4rowsinparallel.SETIS™bioreactorhasbeendesignedwithaminimumheightdifferencebetweenthemediaconnectorsofbothvessels.Therefore,theairpressurerequiredtoperformanimmersionisverylow.Workingairpressurearebetween0,1–0,5BAR.Preferably0,2BAR.GeneralremarksSiliconegasketsaredesignedtoentertightintotheinnersideofeachcap.Thisistoavoidthatthesiliconegasketfallsfromthecaponcethevesselisopenedundersterileconditions.Toplacethesiliconegasketcorrectly,justpresentitintothecapandscrewittoitscorrespondingvessel.Theedgeofthevessel’sneckwillpushthesiliconegasketuniformlytoitsplace.IMPORTANT!!!Donotplacethesiliconegasketbyslidingyourfingertowardsit.Youwillcreatealoopinthesiliconegasket,whichcangenerateleakslateron.Washthevesselsthoroughlyusingneutraldetergent.Aggressivedetergentscaninducecracksinthevesselsbodywhilesterilization.Rinsethemafterwardswithsoftwater,preferablyRO‐water.Avoidthevesselstogetincontactwithsolventsandoils.Performaperiodiccleaningofyourautoclave.Liquidmediaisidealforthegrowthofendogenousbacteria.Please,controlanddiagnosticverygoodyourstartingmaterialsbeforeyouinoculateaSETIS™bioreactor.SETIS™bioreactorisdesignedtoplacetheculturevesselontopofthemediavessel.Theywillbesolelyconnectedviathemediatransfersiliconetube,throughbothmediaconnectors.Makesurethisconnectionisproperlydone,withoutleakage.Avoidtwistthemediatransfersiliconetube,aswellasavoidbendingit.