Modular culture apparatus [43].

The culture cell (4) is placed within a sedimentation chamber (6) which in turn is encompassed by a water jacket (8). A light source (18) is positioned above the culture cell. A pump (20) is fixed to a wall in the sedimentation chamber (6) and connected to the culture cell inlet port (15). Sediment is drained from the chamber via a waste outlet (22) connected to the bottom of the chamber. Culture temperature is controlled by the water jacket (8), using a water chiller (24) and a thermostat regulated heater (26). The legs (10) of the culture tank stand on the tank's bottom (12), and water outlets (14) are interspersed around the top of the cell in the water jacket tank (16). Scale bar = 20 cm.