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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Med Genet. Feb 27, 2015; 5(1): 1-13
Published online Feb 27, 2015. doi: 10.5496/wjmg.v5.i1.1
Table 2 Different types of production methods based on cells needed per batch
Cells/lot (billions)Cell cultureHarvestFillingFreezing
1T175 flask or hyperflask, 10 layer cell factoryBucket centrifugationHand/manual fillBench top control rate freezer
1010 layer cell factory, hyperstack-12, Xpansion systemsBucket centrifugationSemi automated fill machine or hand/manual fillBench top control rate freezer
50Hyperstack or Xpansion, cell cubeTangential flow filtration, continuous centrifugationAutomated fill machineLarge scale control rate freezer
100Factory automation of Xpansion or Hyperstack technologiesTangential flow filtration of continuous centrifugationAutomated fill machineLarge scale control rate freezer
500Bioreactors using microcarriersContinuous centrifugationAutomated fill machineScale out large scale control rate freezer