Table 2.

Growth kinetic parameters of C. vulgaris inferred from a 5 day-growth period in bioreactors

	MS UcS	Cil.W UcS	MS CfS (r)	Cil.W CfS (r)	Cil.W CfS (w)
μ	0.363*	0.281	0.263	0.213	0.165
dT	1.9	2.5	2.6	3.3	4.2

Mean data from three independent experiments are shown. Asterisks indicate significant differences for the same substrate (p < 0.05)

MS UcS unconfined system in Murashige Skoog culture medium (MS), Cil.W UcS unconfined system in Cidáñez stream water, MS CfS (r) confined system (red PLA devices) in MS culture medium, Cil.W CfS (r) confined system in Cidáñez stream water (red PLA devices), Cil.W CfS (w) confined system in Cidáñez stream water (white PLA devices)