Author Archives: Paula Decaria

High Density Culture Strategies For Improved Scalability With Single-Use Systems

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Improvements in single-use systems have allowed implementing high-density cultures in standard work flows. The current study shows integration of the Thermo Scientificâ„¢ HyPerformaâ„¢ Single-Use Bioreactor (S.U.B.) and the XCellâ„¢ ATF6 Single-Use (SU) System to achieve high-density cultures. Current results are compared against similar cultures using a stainless steel ATF6 system. The S.U.B. was able to support high-density cultures (>40E06 cells/mL) without modification to standard single-use components and maintained proper operating parameters. Scale-up criteria for both S.U.B. and ATF are provided…

December 20, 2016

Protein-Free Culture of Sf9 Cells

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The development of insect cell culture production systems has produced opportunities for the expression of recombinant proteins for research and therapeutic applications in a non–mammalian cell culture environment. Various insect cell lines have been developed for the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS). Development of stable transfected Drosophila and lepidopteran cell lines has offered a nonlytic culture for the production of recombinant proteins from insect cells. Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 cells have been successfully adapted to suspension culture and have become an…

August 1, 2011

Many Considerations in Selecting Bioproduction Culture Media

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    Not long ago, the ability to support efficient large-scale culture of cells was the main factor in choice and development of production media. However, a number of new performance demands have been imposed on production media (as listed in the “Key Factors†box). These new criteria arise from such sources as the demand for increased efficiency in a number of production operations, goals invoked by new quality initiatives, and a more science-based approach to process development. Not only…

January 1, 2009