The genome sequence of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has provided the first complete
inventory of the working parts of a eukaryotic cell. The challenge is now to discover what …

This review focuses on the emerging field of miniature bioreactors (MBRs), and examines
the way in which they are used to speed up many areas of bioprocessing. MBRs aim to …

Microscale processing techniques are rapidly emerging as a means to increase the speed of
bioprocess design and reduce material requirements. Automation of these techniques can …

Microalgae are an attractive feedstock for biofuel production, however the harvesting of
algal biomass from very large volumes of culture broth represents a major technological and …

Substitution of conventional feedstock with waste based alternatives is one route towards
both remediation and reducing costs associated with production of algal biomass. This work …

Pressures on pharmaceutical companies to speed bioprocess development have led to
significant interest in small scale, parallel experimentation. A particular focus is cell cultivation …

The complete yeast sequence contains a large proportion of genes whose biological function
is completely unknown. One approach to elucidating the function of these novel genes is …

Miniature parallel bioreactors are becoming increasingly important as tools to facilitate rapid
bioprocess design. Once the most promising strain and culture conditions have been …

OVERVIEW: Over the last decade, the utility of immobilized microfluidic enzyme reactors (IMERs)
has been demonstrated in a wide variety of fields, including medical diagnostics and …

… determining the final air–liquid surface area ( a f ). The Sherwood number and a ratio of final
and initial specific surface areas ( a f / a i ) contained the two objective functions, k L and a f . …