scholarly journals Design, Fabrication, and Evaluation of Polyglycolic Acid Modules with Canals as Tissue Elements in Cellular-Assembly Technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3748
Author(s):  
Jingyuan Ji ◽  
Yuan Pang ◽  
Stephanie Sutoko ◽  
Yohei Horimoto ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Glucose Consumption ◽  
Polyglycolic Acid ◽  
Hep G2 ◽  
Raschig Ring ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Albumin Production ◽  
Assembly Technology ◽  
Tissue Element

The aim of the present study was to design and fabricate polyglycolic acid (PGA) modules on the basis of the Raschig ring as a tissue element for bottom–top tissue engineering to increase the feasibility of cellular-assembly technology. Three types of modules, namely, cylindrical, Raschig ring, and transverse-pore modules, with different numbers and orientations of canals, were designed and fabricated by modified selective-laser-sintering (SLS) technology. These modules maintained their structure in a flowing culture environment, and degradation did not create an acidic environment, hence promoting their ability to scale up to highly functional tissue. The modules were seeded with human hepatoma Hep G2 cells and cultured for 10 days. The transverse-pore modules were found to have the highest glucose consumption, albumin production, and cell viability among the three tested modules. Our study showed that the proposed module design provided better mass transfer and possessed the required mechanical strength to enable use in the construction of large tissue.

scholarly journals Design and Modeling of Novel Low-Pressure Nanofiltration Hollow Fiber Modules for Water Softening and Desalination Pretreatment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omar Labban
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Fiber ◽  
Transport Model ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
System Level ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Module Design

Given its high surface area to volume ratio and desirable mass transfer characteristics, the hollow fibermodule configuration has been central to the development of RO and UF technologies over the past fivedecades. Recent studies have demonstrated the development of a novel class of low-pressure nanofiltration(NF) hollow fiber membranes with great promise for scale-up implementation. Further progress on large-scaledeployment, however, has been restrained by the lack of an accurate predictive model, to guide module designand operation. Earlier models targeting hollow fiber modules are only suitable for RO or UF. In this work,we propose a new modeling approach suitable for NF based on the implementation of mass and momentumbalances, coupled with a validated membrane transport model based on the extended Nernst-Planck equationto predict module performance at the system-level. Modeling results are validated with respect to syntheticseawater experiments reported in an earlier work. A preliminary module design is proposed, and parametricstudies are employed to investigate the effect of varying key system parameters and elucidate the tradeoffsavailable during design. The model has significant implications for low-pressure nanofiltration, as well ashollow fiber NF module design and operation.

scholarly journals 3D micro-organisation printing of mammalian cells to generate biological tissues

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin D. M. Jeffries ◽  
Shijun Xu ◽  
Tatsiana Lobovkina ◽  
Vladimir Kirejev ◽  
Florian Tusseau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
Hep G2 ◽  
Open Volume ◽  
Albumin Production ◽  
Cell Arrays ◽  
In Vitro Systems ◽  
Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons

Abstract Significant strides have been made in the development of in vitro systems for disease modelling. However, the requirement of microenvironment control has placed limitations on the generation of relevant models. Herein, we present a biological tissue printing approach that employs open-volume microfluidics to position individual cells in complex 2D and 3D patterns, as well as in single cell arrays. The variety of bioprinted cell types employed, including skin epithelial (HaCaT), skin cancer (A431), liver cancer (Hep G2), and fibroblast (3T3-J2) cells, all of which exhibited excellent viability and survivability, allowing printed structures to rapidly develop into confluent tissues. To demonstrate a simple 2D oncology model, A431 and HaCaT cells were printed and grown into tissues. Furthermore, a basic skin model was established to probe drug response. 3D tissue formation was demonstrated by co-printing Hep G2 and 3T3-J2 cells onto an established fibroblast layer, the functionality of which was probed by measuring albumin production, and was found to be higher in comparison to both 2D and monoculture approaches. Bioprinting of primary cells was tested using acutely isolated primary rat dorsal root ganglia neurons, which survived and established processes. The presented technique offers a novel open-volume microfluidics approach to bioprint cells for the generation of biological tissues.

scholarly journals A Novel Approach Using Conventional Methodologies to Scale up BNC Production Using Komagataeibacter medellinensis and Rotten Banana Waste as Alternative

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1469
Author(s):  
Carlos Molina-Ramírez ◽  
Juan Álvarez ◽  
Robin Zuluaga ◽  
Cristina Castro ◽  
Piedad Gañán
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Glucose Consumption ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Bacterial Nanocellulose ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Glucose Diffusion

Currently, cellulose nanostructures are among the most promising structures, and extensive work in materials and biotechnology industries is aimed at identifying an efficient process of production. Even when production at the laboratory scale is successful, crucial aspects of increased commercial applications for cellulose nanostructures are linked to large-scale production. Large-scale production requires a balance between the cost of the culture medium and product value. Therefore, in this work, for the optimization and scaling up of bacterial nanocellulose, a culture medium consisting of rotten banana unsuitable for human consumption was used for the first time as an inexpensive feedstock. Initially, the bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) culture medium conditions were optimized, and it was established that a glucose concentration of 26.4 g/L and a V/A ratio of 2.2 cm were the optimal conditions for production reaching a BNC yield of 5 g/L, which was 42.4% higher than the best result initially obtained. Finally, the scale-up process was performed, implementing a regime analysis methodology by comparing the characteristic times of the critical mechanisms involved in BNC production, namely, microbial growth, glucose consumption, BNC production, and glucose diffusion into the BNC membrane, as the first approach for this type of BNC production process. The mechanism underlying the BNC production process is glucose diffusion into the BNC membrane (characteristic time, 675.47 h). Thus, the V/A ratio was selected as the scale-up criterion most suitable for producing BNC under static culture conditions, allowing the production of 16 g of BNC after 12 d of fermentation in a plastic bioreactor, which was 3378% higher than that produced in glass vessels. The results obtained in this study may initiate further improvements in BNC commercial production by exploiting different feedstocks.

scholarly journals A Tool for a Spacer Material and Ion-exchange Membrane Compatibility Evaluation for Electrodialysis Module Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Jakub Fehér ◽  
Kateřina Keslerová ◽  
Michal Amrich
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Separation Process ◽  
Ion Exchange Membrane ◽  
Module Design ◽  
Simple Tool ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Treatment Concentration

Electrodialysis is a widely used separation process for wastewater treatment, concentration of valuable products or production of organic acids. However, unwanted phenomena can occur during the operation of electrodialysis stacks such as internal leakage and/or external leak. In this study, a new simple tool is presented for testing materials suitable for use as spacers used in ED. This cell for testing leaks simulates ED stack and therefore allowing external leaks to be tested. Regarding tests results suitable materials for an ED scale-up can be chosen. Tests were done for three different pressures (1.5, 2 and 2.5 bar) and three different temperatures (25, 40 and 60 °C). To maintain the same conditions, the test cell was tightened by defined force in the range of 850 to 870 N. In the testing stack different combinations of membrane, and spacers were tested. It was found that with increasing temperature leaks decrease. Parameters that influence external leaks most are surface roughness, texture a hardness of ion-exchange membrane and spacer material.

NiAl precipitation in Fe-12w/o Cr-5w/o Ni-4w/o Al

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
L.E. Murr ◽  
J.S. Dunning ◽  
S. Shankar
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Stainless Steels ◽  
Alloy Composition ◽  
Chromium Content ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Optical Metallography ◽  
Property Evaluation ◽  
310 Stainless Steel ◽  
Microstructural Studies

Aluminum additions to conventional 18Cr-8Ni austenitic stainless steel compositions impart excellent resistance to high sulfur environments. However, problems are typically encountered with aluminum additions above about 1% due to embrittlement caused by aluminum in solid solution and the precipitation of NiAl. Consequently, little use has been made of aluminum alloy additions to stainless steels for use in sulfur or H2S environments in the chemical industry, energy conversion or generation, and mineral processing, for example.A research program at the Albany Research Center has concentrated on the development of a wrought alloy composition with as low a chromium content as possible, with the idea of developing a low-chromium substitute for 310 stainless steel (25Cr-20Ni) which is often used in high-sulfur environments. On the basis of workability and microstructural studies involving optical metallography on 100g button ingots soaked at 700°C and air-cooled, a low-alloy composition Fe-12Cr-5Ni-4Al (in wt %) was selected for scale up and property evaluation.

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