In recent years immobilized cells have commonly been used for various biotechnological
applications, eg, antibiotic production, soil bioremediation, biodegradation and …

Biotechnological processes based on immobilized viable cells have developed rapidly over
the last 30 years. For a long time, basic studies of the physiological behaviour of …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on immobilized cells. Immobilization is physical
confinement or localization of a microorganism that permits the economical reuse of the …

Immobilization of biocatalysts-enzymes, organelles, microbial cells, and other living systems-
is attracting worldwide attention. Immobilized biocatalysts catalyze biochemical reactions …

Immobilized cells cover a wide area of applications and are essential components of many
biotechnological processes. In general it can be distinguished between two immobilization …

There is a need at the present time to consider viable alternatives to fossil resources for the
production of fuels and chemicals. One such alternative is the utilization of microbial …

Immobilized microbial cells have been used extensively in various industrial and scientific
endeavours. However, immobilized cells have not been used widely for environmental …

Bioremediation is traditionally carried out using 'free'bacterial cells; however, in recent years,
utilization of 'immobilized'bacterial cells has gained attention as a promising technique due …

The review articles on cell immobilization have been published since 1980 and reflect the
general interest in this topic. Immobilized microbial cells create opportunities in a wide range …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses methods for the immobilization of microbial cells.
Immobilized cells are those cells that are physically confined or localized in a certain defined …