Quantitative investigations of cell-bubble interactions using a foam fractionation technique |
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Authors: | W S Tan Y L Chen |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Cell Culture Technology, Research Institute of Biochemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, 130 Meilong Road, 200237 Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Previous work by the authors and others has shown that suspended animal cell damage in bioreactors is caused by cell-bubble interactions, regardless whether the bubbles are from bubble entrainment or direct gas sparging. As approach to measure the adsorptivity of animal cells to bubbles, a modified batch foam fractionation technique has been developed in this work and proven to be applicable. By using this technique, the number of cells adsorbed per unit bubble surface area and the adsorption coefficients have been measured to quantify hybridoma cell-bubble interactions, and the prevetive effects of serum and Pluronic F68 on these interactions. It was demonstrated quantitatively that the hybridoma cells adhere to bubbles spontaneously and significant numbers exist in the foam, and that both the serum and Pluronic F68 provide strong prevention to these cell-bubble interactions. The results obtained provide criteria for bioreactor operation and medium formulation to prevent cell-bubble interactions and cell damage in the culture processes.Abbreviations NBCS
new born calf serum
- SFM
serum-free medium |
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Keywords: | Adsorption cell-bubble interactions foam fractionation hybridoma cells Pluronic F68 serum |
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