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Slug bubble bioreactors

are disposable airlift bioreactors that Nestlé-scientists developed for the cultivation of plant cell cultures with working volumes up to 100 L. By varying the air inlet pressure, and the valve opening time the formation of bubbles, so-called slug bubbles, can be controlled 1, 20. The slug bubbles are formed on the reactor bottom and rise to the head space.