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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Review of microfluidic microbioreactor technology for high-throughput submerged microbiological cultivation
Biomicrofluidics, Volume 7, No. 2, Article 021502, Year 2013
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Microbial fermentation process development is pursuing a high production yield. This requires a high throughput screening and optimization of the microbial strains, which is nowadays commonly achieved by applying slow and labor-intensive submerged cultivation in shake flasks or microtiter plates. These methods are also limited towards end-point measurements, low analytical data output, and control over the fermentation process. These drawbacks could be overcome by means of scaled-down microfluidic microbioreactors (μBR) that allow for online control over cultivation data and automation, hence reducing cost and time. This review goes beyond previous work not only by providing a detailed update on the current μBR fabrication techniques but also the operation and control of μBRs is compared to large scale fermentation reactors. © 2013 American Institute of Physics.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hegab, Hanaa M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Belgium, Leuven
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
Egypt, New Borg el Arab
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute
ElMekawy, Ahmed
Egypt, Shibin el Kom
Menoufia University
Stakenborg, Tim
Belgium, Leuven
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
Statistics
Citations: 70
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1063/1.4799966
ISSN:
19321058