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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Large-Scale Expansion of Suspension Cells in an Automated Hollow-Fiber Perfusion Bioreactor.

Eric Bräuchle, Maria Knaub, Laura Weigand, Elisabeth Ehrend, Patricia Manns, Antje Kremer, Hugo Fabre, Halvard Bonig

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Eric BräuchleInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0009-0001-8377-9894
Maria KnaubTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium.
Laura WeigandInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
Elisabeth EhrendInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-0129-2774
Patricia MannsInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.
Antje KremerTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium.
Hugo FabreTerumo Blood and Cell Technologies, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium.
Halvard BonigInstitute for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology, German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Württemberg-Hessen, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany.

Funding

ForTra gGmbH for Research Transfer of the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation 2021_EKTP08 AND 2022_EKTP10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioreactors enable scalable cell cultivation by providing controlled environments for temperature, oxygen, and nutrient regulation, maintaining viability and enhancing expansion efficiency. Automated systems improve reproducibility and minimize contamination risks, making them ideal for high-density cultures. While fed-batch bioreactors dominate biologics production, continuous systems like perfusion cultures offer superior resource efficiency and productivity. The Quantum hollow-fiber perfusion bioreactor supports cell expansion via semi-permeable capillary membranes and a closed modular design, allowing continuous media exchange while retaining key molecules. We developed a multiple-harvest protocol for suspension cells in the Quantum system, yielding 2.5 × 10

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automationbioreactorcell expansioncell therapymanufacturingquantum

Identifiers

PMID40564461
PMCPMC12189701

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