Selection, breeding and engineering of microalgae for bioenergy and biofuel production

AWD Larkum, IL Ross, O Kruse, B Hankamer - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
Microalgal production technologies are seen as increasingly attractive for bioenergy
production to improve fuel security and reduce CO 2 emissions. Photosynthetically derived …

Microfluidics technology for manipulation and analysis of biological cells

C Yi, CW Li, S Ji, M Yang - Analytica chimica acta, 2006 - Elsevier
Analysis of the profiles and dynamics of molecular components and sub-cellular structures
in living cells using microfluidic devices has become a major branch of bioanalytical …

Polymer-based microfluidic devices for pharmacy, biology and tissue engineering

A Alrifaiy, OA Lindahl, K Ramser - Polymers, 2012 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews microfluidic technologies with emphasis on applications in the fields of
pharmacy, biology, and tissue engineering. Design and fabrication of microfluidic systems …

Membrane‐aerated microbioreactor for high‐throughput bioprocessing

A Zanzotto, N Szita, P Boccazzi… - Biotechnology and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A microbioreactor with a volume of microliters is fabricated out of poly (dimethylsiloxane)(
PDMS) and glass. Aeration of microbial cultures is through a gas‐permeable PDMS …

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing using high surface-to-volume ratio microchannels

CH Chen, Y Lu, MLY Sin, KE Mach, DD Zhang… - Analytical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This study reports the use of microfluidics, which intrinsically has a large surface-to-volume
ratio, toward rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing at the point of care. By observing the …

Multiomics and optobiotechnological approaches for the development of microalgal strain for production of aviation biofuel and biorefinery

A Kumar, A Baldia, D Rajput, S Kateriya, V Babu… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Demand and consumption of fossil fuels is increasing daily, and oil reserves are depleting.
Technological developments are required towards developing sustainable renewable …

Implementing oxygen control in chip-based cell and tissue culture systems

PE Oomen, MD Skolimowski, E Verpoorte - Lab on a chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Oxygen is essential in the energy metabolism of cells, as well as being an important
regulatory parameter influencing cell differentiation and function. Interest in precise oxygen …

Microchemostat—microbial continuous culture in a polymer-based, instrumented microbioreactor

Z Zhang, P Boccazzi, HG Choi, G Perozziello… - Lab on a Chip, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
In a chemostat, microbial cells reach a steady state condition at which cell biomass
production, substrates and the product concentrations remain constant. These features …

Microbioreactor arrays with parametric control for high‐throughput experimentation

MM Maharbiz, WJ Holtz, RT Howe… - Biotechnology and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A scalable array technology for parametric control of high‐throughput cell cultivations is
demonstrated. The technology makes use of commercial printed circuit board (PCB) …

Apparatus and methods for simultaneous operation of miniaturized reactors

P Boccazzi, AY Chen, KF Jensen, N Szita… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a variety of microscale biore actors (microfermentors) and
microscale bioreactor arrays for use in culturing cells. The microfermentors include a vessel …