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The quantity of biomass is commonly measured on-line and off-line in terms of cell numbers. To monitor cell growth on-line in a bioreactor, there are two main methods (Guan et al., 1998): (a) optical probes that do not discriminate between viable and dead cells; and (b) the radio-frequency impedance (RFI) method that counts living cells as capacitance. Off-line, cells are most frequently counted by haemocytometer. The RFI method, however, that could be quicker and more reproducible than the haemocytometer for estimating off-line cell numbers.
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Olomolaiye, D., Guan, Y.H., Carvell, J.P., Kemp, R.B. (2001). Measurement of the Viable Cell Density: Validation and Integration of On-Line and Off-Line Capacitance Biomass Monitors for Cell Culture Processes. In: Lindner-Olsson, E., Chatzissavidou, N., Lüllau, E. (eds) Animal Cell Technology: From Target to Market. ESACT Proceedings, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0369-8_110
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