MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries
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Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
You know what’s worse for bioprocessing than sticky cells? Bubbles.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
MIT is built on headlines.
Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Ain’t that the truth.
rigatti@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
What happens when they interact with bubbles?
Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Bubbles act as a water/air interface. The lipid membrane of a cell is a wall that has an internal hydrophobic layer made of phospholipids. Phospholipids when introduced to a water/air interface orient their hydrophobic side into the air, away from water. In other words the bubble rips the cell membrane apart by pulling phospholipids out of the membrane.