Sterile Hood (Class 4)

Synopsys

In order to make it easier to work sterile with microbes, we will construct our own sterile hood. During class you will learn more about biological safety and how to purify strains.

Schedule

• Biohacking overview
• Biological safety instructions
• Sterile hoods, bio reactors and allowed spaces
• Sterile Hood design
• Open Source Biological Safety Cabinet

Sterile Hood Design

This week we will build the sterile hood. Download the design files here:

• Functional and technical requirements
• SketchUp assembly
• SVG laser cut files

No Fritzing wiring this time, just connect the fan to the switch and plug.

Bill of Materials

In order to take part in this class you will need the following materials:

• Sterile Hood materials

Assignment

1. Search for previous projects within the Biohack community regarding your biofactory and set up a small reference library on your Github Page.
2. Start growing your organism in a liquid culture.

Additional reading and hacking

• Biohacking
  • Biohacklabs
  • DIYBio
  • Hackteria
  • Biocoder
• Sterile Hoods
  • Hackteria Sterile Hood

Feeling lazy?

Go ahead and buy a sterile hood:

• Buy one on eBay