Table 2.

Bioreactor Cost List Detailing Individual Material Component Costs

Component	Quantity	Cost/Item	Total
Aluminium base plates	2	£89.40	£178.80
Aluminium top plates	18	£3.85	£69.30
Gold-coated magnets	18	£7.91	£142.38
Teflon-coated magnets	18	£2.12	£38.16
Individual chambers (PEI 1000)	18	£24.05	£432.90
Centering devices (PEI 1000)	18	£8.34	£150.12
10-mm brass studding	6	£21.16	£126.96
Allegro HE Sensors	40	£2.09	£83.60
Allegro HE Sensors	25	£2.09	£52.25
Polypropylene press-in-plugs	100	£0.27	£27.23
Haydon-Kerk Linear Actuator	18	£74.89	£1,348.02
Trinamic motion controller	3	£425.00	£1,275.00
Printed circuit boards	20	£4.40	£88.00
			£4,012.72

The overall bioreactor cost makes it viable for relatively widespread use.

PEI, polyetherimide.