Detecting apparatus for monitoring culture broth in bio-reactor

摘要

A detecting apparatus (1) is disclosed, that comprises a plurality of measurement devices (7-11) with respective sensors (e.g. 7a, 7b) and supporting means (2) for holding the measurement devices in such a manner that the individual sensors can, when the apparatus is affixed to a bio-reactor, contact a culture broth; the turbidity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved carbon dioxide, temperature, pH, and similar or other internal environmental conditions of the culture broth being obtained by these measurement devices. Use of such a device enables the physiological activity of the organism in the culture broth to be monitored, whilst reducing the risk of ingress of foreign matter to the interior of a bio-reactor whilst simultaneously reducing disruption to the liquid flow within a bio-reactor fitted with this detecting apparatus.