A new microfluidic concept for parallel operated milliliter-scale stirred tank bioreactors

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 684-690

  Gebhardt, Gabi ^a   Hortsch, Ralf ^a   Kaufmann, Klaus ^b   Arnold, Matthias ^c   Weuster Botz, Dirk ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b 2mag AG   (Germany)

^c DASGIP AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High throughput; Microfluidic; Milliliter bioreactor; Process control; Scale down

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESS DEVELOPMENT; BIOPROCESSES; EXPONENTIAL FEEDING; FED BATCHES; FED-BATCH CULTIVATION; FEEDING SOLUTIONS; FLUORIMETRIC; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; HIGH-THROUGHPUT BIOPROCESS DESIGNS; HIGHLY INTEGRATED; INDUSTRIAL BIOPROCESSES; MICRO PUMP; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MILLILITER BIOREACTOR; NOVEL CONCEPT; SCALE-DOWN; STIRRED TANK BIOREACTORS; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; VISCOUS LIQUIDS;

BIOCONVERSION; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLYCEROL; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; PUMPS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); YEAST;

BIOREACTORS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; ELECTRONICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PH; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TIME; VISCOSITY;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MINIATURIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TIME FACTORS; VISCOSITY;

GLYCERINE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79958248811     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.570     Document Type: Article

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