Characterization of shear rates in airlift bioreactors for animal cell culture

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-210

  Molina Grima, Emilio ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^b   Moo Young, Murray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Animal cell culture; Shear rate; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; CHARACTERIZATION; SHEAR STRESS;

AIRLIFT BIOREACTORS; SHEAR RATES;

BIOREACTORS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0343052960     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(97)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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