Monday, May 7, 2012

Alginate Beads (Immobilised algae)

          We use alginate beads to preserve our microalgae stock for a long period of time. Most researchers believe that it can last for at least 9 months, so its usage saves time and cost as we do not need to frequently subculture the stock. Preparing alginate beads is very simple - all that we need are sodium alginate, calcium chloride and glycerol. Below is our Nannochloropsis sp. encapsulated with sodium alginate:

 
  Calcium chloride and sodium alginate

Nannochloropsis sp.

Nannochloropsis sp.



Prepared by   : Mohammad Basri Eshak
Pictures by     : Mohd Adip Fadhil
Credit to          : Mr Soh Chee Weng (Texchem researcher)

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