INOCULATION METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus for inoculation of a substrate with an aerosolised material having a sealed chamber, said chamber comprising: an inlet port through which an aerosolised material is able to pass into the chamber; and an outlet port, connected to a means for generating a vacuum, through which an aerosolised material is able to pass out of the chamber; wherein said inlet port and said outlet port are arranged such that aerosolised material flowing through the chamber passes over the surface of the substrate and material within the aerosol is deposited thereon. The invention also relates to a method and use of the same. This invention has several advantages including allowing for the fast and efficient inoculation of a substrate, particularly a solid substrate, with a wide variety of different chemical and biological materials from an aerosol, the apparatus can be easily used with protective clothing or in a containment chamber and that the apparatus is reusable.