SERVICEABLE BIOREACTOR

摘要

The invention resides in an apparatus for treatment of a substance. The apparatus has a substance tube for enabling a substance to be treated to pass in to the substance tube via the substance-inlet and out of the substance tube through the substance-outlet. The apparatus also has a cleaning chamber, wherein the substance tube is configured in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber to enable a substance to diffuse the permeable membrane between the substance tube and the cleaning chamber such that a substance can be substantially cleaned by a cleaner, the substance comprising blood or plasma and the cleaner comprising a cell culture. The substance tube is removably connectable with the cleaning chamber for inter-changeability or serviceability. The apparatus can further comprise a support compartment configured to connect to, or enclosing, the cleaning chamber, which functions to carry a fluid to substantially maintain the functionality of the cleaner.

主权项

1. An apparatus for treatment of a substance, the apparatus having:
a substance tube configured to enable a substance to be treated to pass in and out of the substance tube; a cleaning chamber connected to the substance tube through a permeable membrane, the cleaning chamber configured to enable a cleaner to pass in and out of the cleaning chamber, wherein the substance tube is configured in fluid communication with the cleaning chamber via the permeable membrane to enable a substance to perfuse the permeable membrane between the substance tube and the cleaning chamber such that the substance can be substantially cleaned by the cleaner, the substance consisting of blood or plasma and the cleaner comprising a cell culture, and wherein the substance tube is removably connectable with the cleaning chamber for inter-changeability or serviceability.