Process for continuously culturing adherent animal cells

摘要

Adherent 293 human kidney cells are continuously cultured in suspension in serum-free medium. Fresh medium is fed into a culture vessel and spent medium is withdrawn from the vessel. The 293 cells are maintained in small aggregates in suspension at a density of at least 3x106 cells/ml for 30 days. The formation of large cell clumps is prevented by maintaining the concentration of calcium in the serum-free medium at 0.002 mM to 0.3 mM.