Diffusion in gels containing immobilized cells - A critical review

Summary, in English

Eleven experimental investigations of diffusion in gels containing immobilized cells are reviewed. The experimental data, which quantitatively express the diffusion coefficient as a function of the cell concentration, are compared with a number of well-known equations developed for mass transfer in heterogeneous media. Based on this comparison, a procedure for the theoretical prediction of effective diffusion coefficients in cell-containing gels is recommended.

• Författare: BA Westrin; Anders Axelsson
• Avdelning/ar: Avdelningen för kemiteknik
• Publiceringsår: 1991
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 439-446
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Biotechnology and Bioengineering
• Volym: 38
• Issue: 5
• Länkar: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260380502
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• Ämne: Chemical Engineering
• Nyckelord: REVIEW; DIFFUSION; GELS; IMMOBILIZED CELLS
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 1097-0290