Mushroom Spore Printer

The design is a self-contained still-air box unit in which the mushroom is held 3 cm above a clean 90 mm* petri dish into which the spores are delivered. The bottom surface has a large opening through which the underside the petri dish is visible - so by placing the spore printer on top of a mirror one can observe the amount of spores deposited without disturbing the setup.

The idea is that one can set this up inside of a still-air box or in front of a flowhood and then move it it somewhere else to free up the workspace. Once the spore print is ready, the setup is brought back into a sterile environment, the mushroom removed and pure water is injected/withdrawn through the top opening to prepare a spore syringe.

This printer can also be useful in an educational setting, as one can show different groups of students how the spores are being released over time without having to move the mushroom and disturb the print.

Multiple different size holes are provided for different mushr