Fundamentals of cell immobilisation /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nedović, Viktor, Willaert, Ronnie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, 2004.
Series:Focus on biotechnology ; v. 8A.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Biomaterials for cell immobilization
  • Alginate as a carrier for cell immobilisation
  • Entrapment in LentiKats®
  • Starches as encapsulation materials
  • Proteins : versatile materials for encapsulation
  • Polyelectrolyte complexes for microcapsule formation
  • Pre-formed carriers for cell immobilisation
  • Microcarriers for animal cell culture
  • Microcapsule formulation and formation
  • Liquid core capsules for application in biotechnology
  • Direct compression - novel method for encapsulation of probiotic cells
  • Cell immobilisation in pre-formed porous matrices
  • Whole cell immobilization in chopped hollow fibres
  • Use of vibration technology for the jet break-up for encapsulation of cells and liquids in monodisperse microcapsules
  • Immobilization of cells and enzymes using elctrostatic droplet generation
  • The JetCutter technology
  • Industrial scale encapsulation of cells using emulsification/dispersion technologies
  • Atomisation techniques for immobilisation of cells in micro gel beads
  • Spray coating and drying processes
  • Diffusive mass transfer in immobilised cell systems
  • Characterization of microcapsules
  • Immobilised cell bioreactors
  • Applications of NMR spectroscopy and imaging to the study of immobilised cell physiology
  • Physiology of immobilised mocribial cells
  • Modeling immobilised-cell processes
  • Biofilm modeling