동물세포 배양기에서 silicone tube를 oxygenator로 이용하여 산소전달 정도를 조사하였다. Silicone tube를 이용할 때 표면통기에 비해 산소전달 상수 $k_{iota}a$는 약 30배 이상 증가하였다. 통기속도와 교반소도가 증가할 수록 $k_{iota}a$값도 증가하지만 교반속도가 훨씬 효과적이었고, 물질전달에 관한 무차원 상수 tubing Sherwood number(Sh)와 유체 흐름에 관한상수 impeller Reynolds number(Re)는 log-log 좌표에서 직선관계가 있었고 기울기는 tube 길이에 관계없이 0.26이었다. Tube 길이는 2m가 적당하였고 impeller는 pitched blade type이 효과적이었다.5%serum이 첨가된 medium에서는 $k_{iota}a$가 40%로 감소하여Tekl. HepG2를 이용한 실제 동물세포 배양에서는 전형적인 세포농도인 4~$6{ imes}10^6$ cells/m$ell$ce를 얻을 수 있었다.
An enhancement of the oxygen transfer rate in a 1$ell$ bioreactor for mammalian cell culture by using a silicone rubber tubing as an oxygenator was investigated. When the silicone membrane was used to supply oxygen to the culture broth, the oxygen transfer coefficients ($k_{iota}a$) measured in deionized-distilled water were markedly increased. Effect of surface aeration without the tubing aeration was very low under $1.0hr^{-1}$ of $k_{iota}a$. The enhancing effects of agitation rates on $k_{iota}a$ were much more effective than those of aeration rates. The increase of $k_{iota}a$ with increasing tube length was observed as a result of the large surface area for oxygen supply. However, 2 m of the tube length was adequate for a 1$ell$ vessel. The larger blade type of impeller was effective to enhance the kLa values because of its high mixing intensity. In culture medium supplemented with 5% serum, kLa values were reduced to approximately 40% probably due to the viscosity. We also obtained the normal cell concentration of $5{ imes}10^6$ cells/m$ell$ of HepG2 on microcarriers, which could be achieved in a typical bioreactor for animal cell culture.
