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An Update on the Advantages of Fibra-Cel Disks for Cell Culture

From Eppendorf, Inc.

With a renewed acceptance of perfusion processes in cell culture, both in the laboratory and for production applications, New Brunswick packed-bed bioreactors using Fibra-Cel® disks are seeing an upsurge in interest. This article examines Fibra-Cel technology and its many advantages, from increased yields of secreted proteins to labor savings in applications ranging from rabies vaccine production to production of the first licensed gene therapy drug.

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Eppendorf, Inc. - Benchtop Cell Culture Bioreactor
New Brunswick Scientific's CelliGen® 310 benchtop autoclavable bioreactor, 2.5 - 14 Liters, is an advanced cell culture system, capable of regulating one to four independent vessels from a single... (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - New Bioreactor Adaptor Kits / Single-Use Operation
Now you can adapt your existing autoclavable bioreactor for use with New Brunswick's CelliGenÒ BLU single-use vessels, without the expense of replacing the entire controller! Adaptor Kits for New... (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - Pilot to Production Fermentors & Bioreactors
New Brunswick Scientific's BioFlo 510® Sterilizable-in-Place (SIP) Benchtop Fermentors and CelliGen 510 Bioreactors, in 19.5 & 40 Liters, provide the ultimate in convenience, system flexibility... (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - Laboratory Freezers Ultra-Low Temperature (-86°C)
New Brunswick's ultra-low temperature (ULT laboratory freezers are exceptionally energy efficient, quiet running and reliable, with over a 30-year track record of providing safe and dependable sample... (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - Benchtop Single-Use Stirred-Tank Bioreactor
New Brunswick Scientific CelliGen BLU benchtop cell culture bioreactor combines single-use technology with the trusted performance and true scalability of a stirred-tank design. (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - BioFlo®/CelliGen 115 Fermentor / Bioreactor
New Brunswick Scientific's BioFlo/CelliGen 115 is a benchtop fermentor/bioreactor system, ideal for research labs growing aerobic and anaerobic microbial cultures, yeast, insect, plant & mammalian... (read more)
Eppendorf, Inc. - Production Fermentors & Bioreactors: BioFlo Pro
New Brunswick Scientific line of large-scale fermentors (75 to 3,000L) and bioreactors (75 to 650L) are modular in design, to allow ready customization, quick delivery, and the ability to expand... (read more)
Membrana GmbH - Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors Degassing Liquids
Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors are used for degassing liquids around the world. They are widely used for O2 removal from water as well as CO2 removal from water. They have displaced the vacuum tower,... (read more)
Membrana GmbH - Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors
Liqui-Cel® Membrane Contactors are efficient, high performance devices that are used to control dissolved gases in liquids in many process water applications. They operate cleanly and without... (read more)
Pawling Engineered Products, Inc. - Inflatable Conveyor Stops and Brakes
Easy to install, Pneuma-Cel® is a self-contained pneumatic bladder, housed in its own standard-sized aluminum frame. These inflatable bladders can handle irregularly shaped products in a variety of... (read more)
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