List of needs

This article is part of: BioLab Kitchen.

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Kay Aull when she was a PhD student at the University of California. For a ridiculously low price, Aull set up a laboratory in her closet in her apartment in Boston.
Kay Aull when she was a PhD student at the University of California. For a ridiculously low price, Aull set up a laboratory in her closet in her apartment in Boston.

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:

Bio-materials and bio-techniques:

Biodesigners and bio-artists:

Mycelium

More on Grow Mycelium - Library's page of this website

Schedule

  1. List of needs and costs
  2. First equipment: incubator
  3. Second equipment: a sterile workplace
  4. Dedicate and arrange a place for the BioLab Kitchen
  5. Play and upgrade little by little

Created 18/02/2020

Updated 04/11/2020