Authors: Rahul Ravi Deshpande Elmar Heinzle
Publish Date: 2009/01/16
Volume: 31, Issue: 5, Pages: 665-669
Abstract
We show the application of a novel optical online sensor fixed in spinner flasks for the online monitoring of dissolved O2 concentrations during mammalian cell growth Using this sensor that requires only minute changes to the flask to be made we could determine the volumetric O2 transfer coefficient as well as O2 consumption rates Under normal growth conditions the cells did not undergo O2 limitation Also the transfer of O2 from the atmosphere to the spinner flasks is influenced by the use of screw caps The online measurement was further applied to determine the O2 uptake rates which can then be used to monitor the metabolic state of the cells and also for online process monitoring
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