Bioreactor that Generates Turbulence to Enhance the Production of Platelets (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Bioreactor that Generates Turbulence to Enhance the Production of Platelets

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The new bioreactor that recapitulates blood flow behaves like a French Press coffee maker, pushing the flow up and down to generate turbulence that enhances platelet production from megakaryocytes.

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Misaki Ouchida / Kyoto University

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