Tag: bioreactors
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Europe Aims to Turn Space Food into Thin Air: From Urine to Uplifting Meals
Introduction: The big challenge of space nutrition As European space agencies gear up for ambitious missions to the Moon and beyond, one problem looms larger than most: what will astronauts eat? Food in space isn’t just about taste; it’s about safety, nutrition, weight, and waste management. Traditional Earth-based food production isn’t feasible during long-duration flights,…
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MIT Engineers Unstick Cells on Demand With Bubble-Driven Detachment in Bioreactors
Revolutionizing cell adhesion in bioreactors and beyond MIT researchers have unveiled a scalable, high-throughput method to detach cells from surfaces on demand using electrochemically generated bubbles. Published in Science Advances, the approach could dramatically reduce downtime and waste across industries that rely on cell cultures, including algae bioreactors for carbon capture, pharmaceutical manufacturing, biofuels, biosensors,…
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MIT Engineers Solve Sticky-Cell Problem in Bioreactors
Overview: Tackling a universal bottleneck in cell-based production Bioreactors are central to modern manufacturing, from growing algae that aggressively absorb CO2 to producing biologic drugs and cell therapies. But a stubborn challenge—cells sticking to surfaces—limits performance across industries. This adhesion reduces light exposure in photobioreactors, disrupts harvesting, and triggers costly downtime for cleaning. A new…
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MIT Engineers Solve Sticky-cell Problem In Bioreactors And Other Industries
Introduction: A Simple Problem, Big Impact Bioreactors and related processes across industries—from algae farming in climate-friendly carbon capture efforts to manufacturing biologic drugs—face a stubborn obstacle: cells sticking to surfaces. This adhesion reduces light exposure in photobioreactors, clogs harvesting lines, and forces costly downtime for cleaning and sanitation. MIT researchers have now introduced a high-throughput,…