Weighted microsponge for immobilizing bioactive material
US5100783A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2533/54
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Weighted microsponges formed of a porous, biostable matrix of a biocompatible polymer containing an inert weighing material are prepared suitable for use in culturing organisms in motive reactor systems. The matrix has an open to the surface pore structure with an average pore size in the range of from about 1 to about 150 microns and the pores occupy from about 70 to about 98% by volume of the microsponge. The microsponges have an average particle size of from about 100 to about 1000 microns and a specific gravity of above about 1.05. Biocompatible polymers that can be used are polysaccharides, proteins and synthetic polymers and the weighing material can be metals, metal alloys, metal oxides or ceramics.
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