Use and engineering aspects of immobilized cells in biotechnology.
A short review of the research in the past two years (1990-1991) on immobilized whole cells, such as microbial, plant, and animal cells, is presented including a discussion from an engineering point of view. Recent works concerning the intraparticle mass transfer effect on immobilized microbial cells by the authors and their co-workers are also introduced. Finally, future prospects of the immobilized cell system will be discussed.
Furusaki
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Seki
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D000818:Animals; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002477:Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D008828:Microbiological Techniques