Cell and Tissue Reaction Engineering With a Contribution by Martin Fussenegger and Wilfried Weber /

• Main Authors: Eibl, Regine (Author), Eibl, Dieter (Author), Pörtner, Ralf (Author), Catapano, Gerardo (Author), Czermak, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Principles and Practice,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Biotechnology.; Biochemical engineering.; Cell biology.; Cell culture.; Biomedical engineering.; Life Sciences.; Cell Culture.; Biochemical Engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Cell Biology.

The completion of the Human Genome Project and the rapid progress in cell bi- ogy and biochemical engineering, are major forces driving the steady increase of approved biotech products, especially biopharmaceuticals, in the market. Today mammalian cell products (“products from cells”), primarily mon...

Table of Contents:

• Mammalian Cells
• Mammalian Cell Culture Technology: An Emerging Field
• Characteristics of Mammalian Cells and Requirements for Cultivation
• Bioreactors for Mammalian Cells: General Overview
• Special Engineering Aspects
• Bioreactor Design and Scale-Up
• Special Applications
• Insect Cell-Based Recombinant Protein Production
• Bioreactors for Bioartificial Organs
• Plant Cell-Based Bioprocessing.