Photos of cells growing in hollow fibre bioreactor

MSCs growing as 3D nodules in 20ml hollow fibre bioreactor

Fibres are approx 200µm in diameter. The distance between adjacent fibres is also about 200µm. Primary MSCs don’t proliferate very much, if at all, in HFBR culture.

Prostate cancer cell line – Medium 20ml hollow fibre bioreactor

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

MSCs –  Small 3.5 ml hollow fibre bioreactor

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Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

HEK293 cells –  Medium 20ml hollow fibre bioreactor

Once cells in Medium cartridge are consuming >= 1g/day of glucose then CDM-HD chemically defined serum replacement can be used

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Amniotic stem cells – 20ml hollow fibre bioreactor

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Cardiac spheroids – 20ml hollow fibre bioreactor

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

CHO cells growing in a Large 70ml hollow fibre cartridge Cat. C2018

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Hybridomas oozing out of an opened hollow fibre bioreactor cartridge

Normally you wouldn’t open a cartridge like this! It was done just to show how hybridoma density can easily exceed 1E+9 in a HFBR.

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Close-up shot of MSC spheroid in hollow fibre bioreactor

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Difi cells after 6 months culture

Cartridge was sectioned after 6 months of culture at high cell density

Prostate cancer cell line growing in hollow fibre cartridge Cat.# C2011

Video : How does a hollow fibre bioreactor work?