Abstract:
A method and apparatus for maintaining animal cells in vitro in a substantially arrested state of proliferation with continuous secretion of cell product is disclosed. The cells are retained within a reactor vessel chamber in a semi-rigid matrix having interstices for passage of fluid nutrient medium. Fresh nutrient medium is supplied by perfusion into the matrix through relatively low porosity tubes which are suspended in the reactor chamber and which substantially traverse the matrix; expended medium and cell product is withdrawn through relatively high porosity tubes which also are suspended in the reactor chamber and which substantially traverse the matrix; and oxygenated gaseous medium is supplied by perfusion into the matrix through a selectively-permeable membrane disposed in the reactor chamber.
Abstract:
A serum albumin fraction is prepared in high yield and purity from plasma and other albumin-containing blood protein fractions by contacting with a resinous polymeric material having a high capacity for adsorption of albumin, heating at 65.degree. C-72.degree. C for about 1-4 hours while maintaining a pH of 5.0-5.5, and then selectively eluting the albumin from the resin-protein mixture at a pH of 3.5-4.5. The resinous polymeric materials are water-insoluble, cross-linked polyelectrolyte copolymers of ethylene and maleic anhydride containing pendant dimethylaminopropyl functional groups.
Abstract:
An hermetic sealed microwave diode package having high thermal conductivity and very low parasitic impedances. The diode chip is mounted upon a diamond member embedded in a copper base member so that the diamond mounting surface and the copper base member surface are coplanar. A fused silica insulator ring produced by selective grit blasting surrounds the chip and is mounted likewise entirely on the diamond surface. The silica insulator has a height comparable to the thickness of the semiconductor chip and the enclosure is completed by a metal covering member which includes a contact to the top surface of the diode chip. The package thereby has extremely short conductive paths and low capacitance by virtue of the very small silica insulator ring.
Abstract:
A serum albumin fraction is prepared in high yield and purity from plasma and other albumin-containing blood protein fractions by contacting with a resinous polymeric material having a high capacity for adsorption of albumin, heating at 65.degree.-72.degree. C for about 1-4 hours while maintaining a pH of 5.0-5.5, and then selectively eluting the albumin from the resin-protein mixture at a pH of 3.5-4.5. The resinous polymeric materials are diloweralkylaminoloweralkyl-substituted cross-linked dextran polymers.
Abstract:
Monoclonal antibodies are isolated from spent culture medium of the in vitro growth of hybridoma cells by treating said spent cell culture medium or a concentrate thereof with a water-insoluble, cross-linked polyelectrolyte copolymer.
Abstract:
A method of submerged cell culture is provided which employs a microcarrier support comprising cross-linked polystyrene resin beads derivatized with amino acids, peptides, or hydroxy carboxylic acids.