All Discussions Tagged 'drying' - The Slime Mould Collective2024-03-29T10:20:20Zhttps://slimoco.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=drying&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAgarose gel drying out during experimenttag:slimoco.ning.com,2021-12-29:3917201:Topic:1576972021-12-29T08:25:20.066ZMattias Bolinhttps://slimoco.ning.com/profile/MattiasBolin
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am trying to do an experiment about the extracellular slime trails and external memory of physarum polycephalum. For that I am using 1-2% agar in petri dishes but some of the newly made ones are just a couple of days old and they have already evaporated. It starts with the agarose gel getting wrinkly and then water vapor gets to the lid of the petri. The slime that I was experimenting on has dried out because the gel had completely evaporatud under it. Went from a 4-5 mm layer…</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am trying to do an experiment about the extracellular slime trails and external memory of physarum polycephalum. For that I am using 1-2% agar in petri dishes but some of the newly made ones are just a couple of days old and they have already evaporated. It starts with the agarose gel getting wrinkly and then water vapor gets to the lid of the petri. The slime that I was experimenting on has dried out because the gel had completely evaporatud under it. Went from a 4-5 mm layer to 0 mm in thickness. What could be causing such quick evaporization, some of my other ones don't dry that easily? I used more agar in this newer batch and I have left the lid open for an extended period because the images could not be taken with the fog on the lids.</p>
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<p>Thx</p>