BioSafety Level 1
- work with well-characterized agents which do not cause disease in healthy humans
- wash hands upon entering and exiting the lab
- Research with these agents may be performed on standard open laboratory benches without the use of special containment equipment
- eating and drinking are prohibited in laboratory areas
- Potentially infectious material must be decontaminated before disposal, either by adding a chemical such as bleach or isopropanol or by packaging for decontamination elsewhere (autoclave)
- Personal protective equipment is only required for circumstances where personnel might be exposed to hazardous material
- BSL-1 laboratories must have a door which can be locked to limit access to the lab. However, it is not necessary for BSL-1 labs to be isolated from the general building
To know more about it :
Additional Lab Safety Rules
- hair pulled back
- wear closed shoes
- wear lab coat
- (wear googles)
- (wear gloves)
- labeling everything (name, date, content)
- seal everything with parafilm
- store them in the appropriate emplacement
- clean everything after use
Suppliers (in Barcelona)
- Pidiscat (Poblenou)
- Quimics Dalmau (Eixample)
- find a second hand stock
- you can also find most of the things on an online shop to make your own cosmetic like Gran Velada in Catalunya or Mi Cosmetica Casera (South-West Spain) which is sometimes more affordable than professional shops.
First basics we need
MATERIALS | WORKSPACE | STERILISE | GROW | STORE |
---|---|---|---|---|
pans | easy-to-clean work bench | autoclave (DIY with a pressure cooker and hot plate) | incubator (DIY or reptilium) | sealed boxes |
glass bottle | gaz burner | autoclave bags and tape | fridge (could be a sealed box into the main fridge) | |
petri dishes | ethanol 70% and wash bottle | freezer (same) | ||
flasks | paper towel | |||
beakers | microwave | |||
funnel | oven | |||
lab scale | deshydrator | |||
thermometer | disinfectant gel | |||
latex potholder | lab coat | |||
spoons | safety rules displayed | |||
small kitchen | access to the water | |||
scissors | a DIY laminar flow or a clean transparent box | |||
tweezers | ||||
pipettes | ||||
inoculation loop spreader | ||||
etc |
Usefull links
BioHacking:
- BioHack Academy github
- DIY Bio Community of DIY biologists
- MIT Media Lab interdisciplinary research lab that encourage the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas
- Bio Summit
- Hackteria webplatform and collection of Open Source Biological Art
- Planet B.io scale-up ecosystem focused on industrial biotechnology in Delft BioTech Campus
- BioFabForum Bio Fabrication recipes and advices
- BioFabForum: Links by topic
- Open Source laminar flow cabinet
Bio-materials and bio-techniques:
- Materiom Nature's Recipe online Book
- Algae Lab GB supplier
- BioShades Textile Dyeing with bacteria
- Textile Academy wiki
- GreenLab Blog London-based Green Lab
Biodesigners and bio-artists:
- Magical contamination
- STARTS Prize 2020 Science + Technology + Arts
- Journey to the Microcosmos youtube channel
- Ginko Bioworks Boston-based biotech company founded in 2009 by scientists from MIT
- Faber Futures London-based award-winning futures agency operating at the intersection of nature, design, technology and society
- biofrictionresearch project with the goal of generating and facilitating spaces for exchange
- Cultivamos Cultura is a platform for experimentation and development of shared knowledge in the theory and practice of science, technology and contemporary art
- Quimera Rosa Nomadic lab that researches and experiments on body, technoscience and identities
- Atelier Luma creates new and sustainable ways of using the natural and cultural resources of the bioregion
- BioBabes Feminist collective of biodesigners, makers, and biohackers
- Jannis designer, material researcher, and a lot more
- Plasticula Turning plastic into compostable material
- Circology Material research and circular design studio
- dezeen's Biofabrication posts
- Loes Bogers (Textile Academy 2020) "Archiving new naturals"
- Bela Rofe (Textile Academy 2020) "An interwoven tapestry of algae and female human hair"
- Beatriz Sandini (Textile Academy 2020) "The Ephemeral Fashion Lab"
- MaDE (Material Designers) is competition, event series and platform devoted to realising the positive impact material designers can have across all creative sectors.
- Creative Food Cycles explores new way of Food-Art-Creativity
- Organic Matters connecting local producers, material designers and industry to create compostable and regenerative applications
- Cristina Noguer «Be loyal to ecology (from Greek: οἶκος, «house», or «environment»; -λογία, «study of») is the guiding principle of my research.»
- Lara Campos "In a context of environmental collapse, design can open a space for dialogue between humans and other living beings."
Mycelium
More on Grow Mycelium - Library's page of this website
Schedule
- List of needs and costs
- First equipment: incubator
- Second equipment: a sterile workplace
- Dedicate and arrange a place for the BioLab Kitchen
- Play and upgrade little by little