Abstract: The present invention comprises methods and systems for manipulation of media and particles, whether inert materials or biomaterials, such as cells in suspension cell culture. The methods and systems comprise use of an apparatus comprising a rotating chamber wherein the actions of the combined forces of gravity, fluid flow force and centrifugal force form a fluidized bed within the rotating chamber.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 16, 2009
Date of Patent:
March 8, 2016
Assignee:
kSep Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Sunil Mehta, Tod Herman, Harold Ross, Khurshid Iqbal, Joe McMahon