biomass maintenance has become equal to the amount of limiting nutrient that can be consumed. See also Bacterial growth Biochemical engineering Continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR) E. coli long-term evolution experiment Fed-batch References External links http://www.pererikstrandberg.se/examensarbete/chemostat.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20060504172359/http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/Contin/chemosta.htm A final thesis including mathematical models of the chemostat and other bioreactors A page about one laboratory chemostat design Comprehensive chemostat manual (Dunham lab). Procedures and principles are general. Bioreactors