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Bioreactor Systems for Tissue Engineering pp 251–268Cite as

Fluid Dynamics in Bioreactor Design: Considerations for the Theoretical and Practical Approach

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Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology ((ABE,volume 112))

The following chapter summarizes principles of fluid dynamics in bioreactor design with a focus on mammalian cell-culture systems.

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  1. Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery OE 6260, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neubergstr. 1, Hannover, 30625, Germany

    B. Weyand & P. M. Vogt

  2. Biomimetics Technologies Inc., 191 Ellis Avenue, M6S 2X4, Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada

    M. Israelowitz

  3. Department of Surgery, University Hand Program and Bone Lab University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street 2E, ON M5T 2S8, Toronto, Canada

    H. P. von Schroeder

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    Cornelia Kasper

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Weyand, B., Israelowitz, M., von Schroeder, H.P., Vogt, P.M. (2009). Fluid Dynamics in Bioreactor Design: Considerations for the Theoretical and Practical Approach. In: Kasper, C., van Griensven, M., Pörtner, R. (eds) Bioreactor Systems for Tissue Engineering. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2008_13

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