Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

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Experimental and modeling studies of mass transfer in microencapsulated cell systems

Somchai Sriwiriyajan¹, mattheus F.A Goosen , Thippawan Ninpesh¹, Yaowapa Sukpondma², Tapanawan Nasomyon¹, Potchanapond Graidist^1,3 ,

Department of Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 34, Al-Khod 123, Sultanate of Oman;

For correspondence:- mattheus Goosen Email: mattheus@omantel.net.om Tel:+968 515 418

Published: 24 June 2002

Citation: Sriwiriyajan S, Goosen mF, Ninpesh T, Sukpondma Y, Nasomyon T, Graidist P, Experimental and modeling studies of mass transfer in microencapsulated cell systems. Trop J Pharm Res 2002; 1(1):3-14 doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v1i1.2

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Abstract

Gaining a better understanding of mass transfer problems in encapsulated cell systems and in tissue engineering requires both experimental investigations and mathematical modelling. Specific mass transfer studies are reviewed including oxygen transfer in immobilised animal cell culture systems, modelling of electrostatic polymer droplet formation, and growth of plant somatic tissue encapsulated in alginate using electrostatics.

Keywords: Mass transfer, tissue engineering, cell culture