Cultivation of insect cells in airlift reactors: Influence of reactor configuration and superficial gas velocity

Latin American Applied Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Visnovsky, G ^a   Claus, J D ^b   Merchuk, J C ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Gas flow rate; Geometrical parameters; Insect cell culture; Liquid velocity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; OXYGEN; VIRUSES;

AIRLIFT REACTORS (ALR);

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0038000056     PISSN: 03270793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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