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    suhasini
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    Hi,
    Our group works on optogenetics and we wanted to know whether it was possible to do the following things with the Chi.Bio:
    1. Shine different LEDs (with distinct wavelengths and intensities) simultaneously
    2. Program the LEDs to shine in pulses according to a specific frequency

    Additionally, what is the minimum culture volume required to get reliable measurements with the Chi.Bio?

    #1790
    harrison
    Keymaster

    Yes, all perfectly possible. There might be challenges if you want very unusual frequencis for the LED, it would be fairly easy to go down to a fraction of a second (say, >0.1s) pulses. If you wanted to do much faster you might need to implement it in a differnt way e.g. using the PWM chips on the device to pulse it on and off in hardware rather than software.

    Assuming your frequencies are on the timescale of seconds it will be easy to do both of your requests with a a little programming in Python.

    THe minimum culture volume is ~15ml, and is set by how far the extraction tube from the lid goes down into the tube. But, you cant put it below the optical sensors or they wouldn’t have anything to measure!

    #1791
    suhasini
    Participant

    Thanks for clarifying!

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