Aquacells - Flagellates under long-term microgravity and potential usage for life support systems

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 210-214

  Hader D P ^a   Richter, Peter R ^a   Strauch, S M ^a   Schuster, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SATELLITES; VELOCITY CONTROL;

AQUACELLS; EUGLENA GRACILIS; FLAGELLATES; GRAVITACTIC ORIENTATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 33845413784     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02870411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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