Table 1: Properties and Materials of Spherical and Nonporous Microcarriers Used in this Work
| Microcarrier |
Manufacturer/Distributer |
Specific surface [cm2/g] |
Density [g/cm3] |
Diameter [µm] |
Material |
Surface |
Suface charge |
| Biosilon |
Nunc |
255 |
1.05 |
160-300 |
Polystyrene |
|
- |
| Cytodex 1 |
Amersham Bioscience |
4400 |
1.03 |
147-248 |
DEAE-Dextran |
DEAE-Dextran |
+ |
| Cytodex 3 |
Amersham Bioscience |
2700 |
10.4 |
141-210 |
DEAE-Dextran |
Collagen |
+ |
| P 102-L |
Hyclone |
360 |
1.02 |
125-212 |
Polystyrene |
Polystyrene |
None |
| Rapidcell |
MP Biomedicals |
325 |
1.03 |
150-210 |
|
Glass |
- |