Table 1.
Commercially available bioreactor systems for cell and tissue culture under fluid flow conditions. These table has a representation of different systems and is not exhaustive, with a wide range of different systems available for specific applications. ALI = Air-Liquid Interface, ECM = Extracellular Matrix.
Manufacturer | System | Bioreactor Type | Set-up | Volume per culture | Basic Control Functions | Cell location | Refs. |
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Synthecon | Rotary Cell Culture System | Rotary | Single, dual, or quad rotary vessels | Customizable | Rotation speed | In suspension or on microcarriers | [33] |
CelVivo | ClinoStar™ / ClinoReactor™ | Rotary | Six rotary vessels in a stand-alone incubator | 10 mL | Rotation Speed Temperature CO2 Level |
In suspension or on microcarriers | [30] |
Reprocell | Alvetex® Perfusion Plate | Pumped | Plate with 4 interconnected wells | 10 mL | Flow rate | In scaffold, submerged or at ALI | [34] |
Kirkstall | Quasi Vivo® | Pumped / Microfluidic | Single or multiple connected chambers | 2 - 4 mL | Flow rate | In scaffold, submerged or at ALI, barrier model option | [35] |
ibidi | Pump System | Pumped / Microfluidic | Microslides with chambers | 60 µL | Flow rate | Channel surface | [36] |
Emulate | Human Emulation System | Pumped / Microfluidic | Stretchable dual channel microchips with a porous membrane | 15 - 35 µL | Flow rate Cyclic stretch |
Porous membrane, channel surface | [31] |
ABLE® Biott® | Magnetic Stir System | Stirred | Impeller stirred bioreactors | 5 −100 mL | Stir speed | In suspension or on microcarriers | [37] |
Corning™ | Spinner Flasks | Stirred | Impeller stirred bioreactors | 125 mL – 36 L | Stir speed | In suspension or on microcarriers | [38] |
Mimetas | OrganoFlow® / OrganoPlate® | Rocked / Microfluidic | Multichannel microchips with oscillatory perfusion | 50 µL | Rocker speed Rocker angle |
On channel surface, on or in ECM |
[39] |