Types of Bioreactors

• Bioreactors come in many different sizes

and configurations.
 Bioreactor Components

• Bioreactors consist of: – Cooling Jacket

– Vessel – Ports for input and output
of material
– Agitator
– Condenser
– Sparger
– Back Pressure Valve
– Baffles
– Inlet Filters and Exhaust
– Probes Filters
 Temperature – Valves
 Dissolved Oxygen – Load Cell
 pH
 Pressure Gauge
 Bioreactor - Vessel
• The bioreactor vessel is a container which holds the media
and the cells
• Vessels can be made of glass, stainless steel, or a durable
plastic.
• The durable plastic vessels are disposable (single-use).
• All the additional parts of a bioreactor connect to the vessel.
• The top of the vessel is called a head plate. On glass reactors,
most additional parts are located on the head plate.
Bioreactor - Vessel

Head Plate

Vessel