Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is a potential advantage of wave bioreactors compared to stirred-tank bioreactors?
What is a potential advantage of wave bioreactors compared to stirred-tank bioreactors?
What did Eibl and Eibl achieve in terms of plant cell biomass productivity in wave bioreactors?
What did Eibl and Eibl achieve in terms of plant cell biomass productivity in wave bioreactors?
What is the main function of specialized membranes in membrane bioreactors?
What is the main function of specialized membranes in membrane bioreactors?
What was the result of using a membrane bioreactor for the production of recombinant human alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT)?
What was the result of using a membrane bioreactor for the production of recombinant human alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT)?
Signup and view all the answers
What is an important consideration for relatively slow growing plant cells in membrane bioreactors?
What is an important consideration for relatively slow growing plant cells in membrane bioreactors?
Signup and view all the answers
In tissue culture, which type of culture method involves the carbon source being present at the start of the culture?
In tissue culture, which type of culture method involves the carbon source being present at the start of the culture?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a major limitation of 2D tissue culture systems such as T-flasks and well-plates?
What is a major limitation of 2D tissue culture systems such as T-flasks and well-plates?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of culture system exhibits concentration gradients of pH, nutrients, toxins, gases and growth factors due to lack of mixing?
Which type of culture system exhibits concentration gradients of pH, nutrients, toxins, gases and growth factors due to lack of mixing?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main challenge in tissue engineering according to the text?
What is the main challenge in tissue engineering according to the text?
Signup and view all the answers
Which type of bioreactor is currently used for primary liver cell culture and clinical liver support?
Which type of bioreactor is currently used for primary liver cell culture and clinical liver support?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the specific bioreactor developed for clinical liver support that accommodated 400–800 g of primary cells?
What is the specific bioreactor developed for clinical liver support that accommodated 400–800 g of primary cells?
Signup and view all the answers
What do biaxial rotating bioreactors with fluidics through in-silico modeling, as reported by Zhang et al. (2009), apply to generate?
What do biaxial rotating bioreactors with fluidics through in-silico modeling, as reported by Zhang et al. (2009), apply to generate?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main result of using a spontaneous reassembly of primary cells inoculated into a bioreactor established of a scaffold or biomatrix?
What is the main result of using a spontaneous reassembly of primary cells inoculated into a bioreactor established of a scaffold or biomatrix?
Signup and view all the answers
What does a homogeneous mix of adult liver cells from organ collagenase digestion contain?
What does a homogeneous mix of adult liver cells from organ collagenase digestion contain?
Signup and view all the answers
What is the main function of bioreactors in tissue engineering according to the text?
What is the main function of bioreactors in tissue engineering according to the text?
Signup and view all the answers
