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Detecting foam in a bioreactor plant

US12319906B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Prediger · Göttingen, DE
Sina Götemann · Bovenden, DE
Marco Leupold · Göttingen, DE
Jochen Scholz · Lorch, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH03K2217/96078
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

System for detecting at least one presence of foam of a medium in a bioreactor plant, wherein the system comprises: —a bioreactor plant having at least one disposable container for receiving the medium that may comprise the foam; and—at least two capacitive sensor units which are attached at at least two different situating positions of the bioreactor plant, wherein the capacitive sensor units each comprise at least one electrode system for capacitive measurement and are able to detect the presence of foam at the at least two situating positions on the basis of the capacitive measurement; and wherein the capacitive sensor units are designed to transmit captured data relating to the presence of foam to at least one monitoring unit for monitoring, open-loop and/or closed-loop control of foam formation in the bioreactor plant on the basis of said data.

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