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Cultivation of hybridoma cells in an inclined bioreactor
Author(s) -
Lu George Z.,
Gray Murray R.,
Thompson B. G.,
Suresh M. R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260450212
Subject(s) - laboratory flask , bioreactor , yield (engineering) , titer , chromatography , bubble , liquid medium , chemistry , bursting , materials science , biology , antibody , mechanics , composite material , physics , neuroscience , immunology , organic chemistry
Murine hybridoma cells were grown in a bubble column that was inclined up to 45° from vertical. Inclining the column by a few degrees separated the rising bubbles against the upper surface, leaving the bulk of the liquid bubble free. The liquid was circulated well by the rising bubbles, but collection of cells by rising bubbles and exposure of cells to bursting bubbles were minimized. Maximum viable cell count and exponential growth of the cells were not affected by inclination, but an inclination of 30° gave an antibody titer of 42 mg/L, which more than doubled the yield of 17 mg/L in the vertical position. By comparison, the culture gave yields of 30 mg/L when grown in spinner flasks. The enhanced antibody production in the inclined bioreactor corresponded to a prolonged stationary phase of 45 h. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.