Growth kinetics of microalgae in microfluidic static droplet arrays

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2987-2996

  Dewan, Alim ^a   Kim, Jihye ^a   Mclean, Rebecca H ^a   Vanapalli, Siva A ^a   Karim, Muhammad Nazmul ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Droplet arrays; Growth kinetics; Microalgae; Microfluidics; Single cell

Indexed keywords

CELL SIZE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DROP VOLUME; DROPLET ARRAYS; GROWTH PHASE; KINETIC GROWTH; MICRO-ALGAE; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MULTIPLE CELLS; SINGLE CELLS; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; VULGARIS;

ALGAE; CELL GROWTH; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; KINETICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROORGANISMS;

GROWTH KINETICS;

BIODIESEL; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CELL GROWTH; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DROPLET ARRAY; ENCAPSULATION; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; MICROALGA; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SIZE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROALGAE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MINERAL OIL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 84868153926     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24568     Document Type: Article

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