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Characterization of the localized hydrodynamic shear forces and dissolved oxygen distribution in sparged bioreactors.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17154313     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Detailed, high-resolution numerical simulations of the bubbly flows, used for oxygen delivery and mixing in mammalian cell suspensions, have been performed. The hydrodynamics, shear and normal forces, mass transfer and mass transport from and around individual bubbles and bubble clusters were resolved for different operating conditions, that is, Weber, Morton, and Schmidt numbers. Suspended animal (e.g., mammalian, insect) cells are known to be susceptible to damage potentially leading to cell death, caused by hydrodynamic stresses and oxygen deprivation. Better knowledge of the magnitude of the shear forces and the extent of mixing of the dissolved oxygen in sparged bioreactors can have a significant impact on their future design and optimization. Therefore, the computed liquid-phase velocity fields were used to calculate and compare the local shear in different types of single bubble wakes and in bubble clusters. Oxygen mass transfer and dissolved oxygen transport were resolved to examine oxygen supply to the cells in the different types of flows.
Authors:
Athanas Koynov; Grétar Tryggvason; Johannes G Khinast
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology and bioengineering     Volume:  97     ISSN:  0006-3592     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Bioeng.     Publication Date:  2007 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-30     Completed Date:  2007-09-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502021     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Bioeng     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  317-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08845-8058, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bioreactors*
Biotechnology / instrumentation*,  methods
Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
Cell Line
Gases
Mechanics
Models, Biological*
Models, Chemical
Oxygen / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Gases; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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