BIOREACTOR DEVICE FOR EXPOSING A CELL CULTURE TO A FLUID SHEAR FORCE IMPARTED BY A FLUID FLOW

摘要

A system for exposing a cell culture to a fluid shear force imparted by a fluid flow is provided. Specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide flow chambers defining channels for retaining a cell culture in the fluid flow wherein the flow chambers may be removably disposed within a bioreactor system such that the flow chambers may be removed and/or replaced without disturbing the cell cultures retained therein or disposed elsewhere within the bioreactor system. The flow chambers are composed of a transparent material such that a user of the system may observe the development of the cell culture retained within the chamber as the cell culture is imposed to a fluid shear stress imparted by the fluid flow.