title: Bioprocessing under microgravity--an introduction.
abstract: The main biological processes presently considered for applications in space laboratories are:  (i) bioseparation, (ii) cell cultivation and (iii) cell electrofusion.  All three technologies were discussed by experts in the field at the 1988-COSPAR Meeting in Helsinki.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Biotechnologie, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cogoli
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002459:Cell Fusion; D004586:Electrophoresis; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness