This project aimed to develop a low-cost miniature incubator (Mincubator) that provides a stable environment to grow phototrophic cells. The Mincubator is designed to augment phototrophic cell research with controlled lighting and temperature based on user input. The hardware is designed to be used in an incubator or separately on lab benches and sends real-time data to an online spreadsheet at specified intervals. The Mincubator simplifies the research process, enabling more sample variations to be tested in the same amount of time. Cultivation tests show that the Mincubator can maintain a set temperature and light intensity, surpassing the unregulated sample in transmittance percentage. Further work is needed to solidify the build quality and user experience of the Mincubator.

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Creator

• Angjeli, Katerina

Subject

• Innovation
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 112568
• E-project-080123-165059

Keyword

• Temperature Controlled Incubator
• Microalgae

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John

Year

• 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 13 - Climate Action
• 14 - Life Below Water

Date created

• 2023-08-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Source

• E-project-080123-165059

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-08-22