Author Archives: Kevin Voll

Push-Button Simplicity: Automatic Fermentation with the BioFlo® 120 Auto-Culture Mode

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Learning to use a bioprocess controller is a complex endeavor. Even if someone has previous bioprocess experience, moving to a new software platform can entail much learning and reduce process efficiency. With the auto-culture modes of the Eppendorf BioFlo 120 bioprocess control station, a user can select with a push of a button either a predefined Escherichia coli batch fermentation protocol or a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) batch cell culture process. Proof of Concept: E. coli Auto-Culture Fermentation The auto-culture…

August 10, 2017

Which Impeller Is Right for Your Cell Line?

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    When growing microbes or animal cells in a stirred-tank reactor, it is critical to choose the impeller type that is best suited to your process. Select the wrong impeller, and you could make chop suey of your filamentous fungi. Pick the right impeller, and you could greatly increase yields of your fussy mammalian cultures such as Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and Vero kidney epithelial cells. With a wide range of impeller designs to choose from, how do you…

January 1, 2009