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Variable-volume reactor-type device and process for culturing cellular material

US5707868A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1994
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12M29/26
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Reactor-type device for placing in contact solid particles with a liquid. The device comprises an enclosure, delimited by walls, to be filled with the liquid and containing the solid particles in contact with the liquid, and an arrangement for supplying and evacuating the liquid from the enclosure. At least one of the walls of the enclosure can be moved, thereby creating a variable volume. The invention also concerns reaction or culture processes using the device.

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