Figure 1.
Different components of the choanoid fluidized bed bioreactor. 1: Blood inflow; 2: Blood outflow; 3: Microcapsules accessing port; 4: Upper valve; 6: Lower valve; 5: Blood sample port; 7 and 8: Cell sieve; 9: Microcapsulated hepatocytes; 10: Choanoid container; 11: Cellular filter; 12: Buffer zone.