Agar Diffusion
From Genetics Wiki
A simple demonstration of diffusion through agar media to visually illustrate that viruses diffuse through plate media.
Red Food Coloring
This was done with a single drop of food coloring containing FD&C Red 3 and Red 40. Be careful not to disturb the plate and cause the drop to run until it is compltely absorbed into the media.
After sitting overnight the liquid was completely absorbed into the media and the plate can be inverted.
Notes
Carbon black has a particle size closer to that of a virus and might be more appropriate to model viral particle diffusion.
What Links Here
- SEA-PHAGES (← links)