Microfluidic chemostat labview program
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Future Additions
- The open/close shutter seems to take much longer than the actual camera exposure time - overexposing the cells. Need to figure out how to reduce this.
- Output the last chamebr that has being cleaned and allow you to choose which chamber to start cleaning on.
- This will allow for runs to be stopped and restarted without a problem. However we will still lose the iamge count, etc. May want to have a way to stop the run without having to hard stop the program.
- Allow different cleaning periods for the screening chamber and the other 16 chambers. The screening chamber is getting cleaned so frequently that it is probably overkill to flow for so long.
- Consider adding extra re-pressurization if the pump appears to be slowing.
Automated start-up procedure
- cleans the chemostat out with media
- Opens and closes every valve so you can visually inspect if they are functioning properly
- Prepare for cell loading button
Automated shutdown procedure
- clean out with lysis buffer then flow air