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Immobilized Cells

Thumbnail of algae (Chlorella) immobilized in alginate beads Algae (Chlorella) immobilized in alginate beads (4mm diameter) displayed in Petri dishes.
Thumbnail of algae (Chlorella) immobilized in alginate beads

Algae (Chlorella) immobilized in alginate beads (4mm diameter) growing in shake-flasks.
Thumbnail of SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae immediately after inoculation

SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) immediately after inoculation. (Scale Bar = 10µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae after 4 days culture.

SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) after 4 days culture. (Scale Bar = 10µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae after 8 days culture

SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) after 8 days culture. (Scale Bar = 10µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae after 12 days culture SEM of surface of alginate bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) after 12 days culture. (Scale Bar = 10µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of section through bead stocked with algae

SEM of section through bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) showing growth only at periphery of particle (on the right). (Scale Bar = 100µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of section through bead stocked with algae SEM of section through bead stocked with algae (Chlorella) showing growth throughout particle not just at periphery (on the left). (Scale Bar = 30µm.)
Thumbnail of SEM of alginate bead SEM of alginate bead (4mm diameter) containing algae (Chlorella) which has had an additional alginate layer added to prevent leakage of cells from the bead into the surrounding growth medium. (Scale Bar = 1mm.)
Thumbnail of small scale hollow fiber reactor Small scale hollow fiber reactor used to entrap immobilized algae.
Thumbnail of SEM of single hollow fiber SEM of single hollow fiber (approx. 1mm diameter) found in hollow fiber reactor.
 
   

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