Bioreactor and method for fluidly suspending a product
US6632658B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M41/00
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The method for the holding in flotation of a substance such as a tissue part in a bioreactor (61) is characterized in that the substance (73) is acted upon with a fluid; and in that the flow of the fluid acts counter to gravity in such a manner that the substance (73) is held in flotation. The bioreactor (61) with a container (62) for a substance (73) which is to be acted upon with fluid comprises a first flow chamber (66a) to which a flowing fluid can be supplied, with the first flow chamber (66a) being designed in such a manner that the fluid which flows upwardly therein has a lower speed with increasing height.
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