Charles Chamberland

Charles Chamberland
Charles Chamberland
Born	12 March 1851; Chilly-le-Vignoble
Died	2 May 1908 (aged 57)
Nationality	French
Known for	Chamberland filter
	Scientific career
Fields	microbiology
Influences	Pasteur

Charles Chamberland (12 March 1851 – 2 May 1908) was a French microbiologist from Chilly-le-Vignoble in the department of Jura who worked with Louis Pasteur.

Components of a Pasteur-Chamberland filter

In 1884 he developed a type of filtration known today as the Chamberland filter or Chamberland-Pasteur filter, a device that made use of an unglazed porcelain bar.[1] The filter had pores that were smaller than bacteria, thus making it possible to pass a solution containing bacteria through the filter, and having the bacteria completely removed from the solution.[2] Chamberland was also credited for starting a research project that led to the invention of the autoclave device in 1879.

References

Horzinek MC (1997). "The birth of virology". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 71 (1–2): 15–20. doi:10.1023/A:1000197505492. PMID 9049014.
Hansen, Bert (2015). "The Filter of Life". Distillations. 2 (3): 6-7. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

External links

Works by or about Charles Chamberland at Internet Archive
Charles Edouard Chamberland and Louis Pasteur, PasteurBrewing.com

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[Horzinek_1997-1] Horzinek MC (1997). "The birth of virology". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 71 (1–2): 15–20. doi:10.1023/A:1000197505492. PMID 9049014.

[Hansen-2] Hansen, Bert (2015). "The Filter of Life". Distillations. 2 (3): 6-7. Retrieved 26 March 2018.