Figure 7.

Examples of bioreactors. (A) A rotating cell culture system with four station rotator base; adapted from [200]. (B) A conventional non-computer-controlled culture system for culture of tissue-engineered vascular vessels; adapted from [185]. (C) A pulsatile conditioning bioreactor which consisted of a core unit with support, an actuation unit, and a monitoring unit; adapted, with permission, from [186]. (D) A bioreactor system for culturing nerve conduits, which consisted of (1) petri dish, (2) peristaltic pump, (3) medium reservoir, (4) silicone tubes containing aligned microfiber scaffold, (5) closable inlets, (6) closable outlets, (7) vent windows with an air permeable film, (8) medium inlets, and (9) medium outlets; adapted from [201].