Measurement of bubble and pellet size distributions: Past and current image analysis technology

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-206

  Junker, Beth ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Bubbles; Fermenter; Image analysis; Measurement; Pellets; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE MEASUREMENT DEVICES; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PELLETS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR EQUIPMENT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION MONITORING; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONLINE MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORECASTING; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROBUBBLES; MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 33748854425     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-006-0070-3     Document Type: Article

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