GE Healthcare has extended its Wave Bioreactor platform with the launch of the Wavepod II Integrated Controller, the pHOPT optical pH sensor and Unicorn DAQ 1.0 software.
All products have been designed to improve monitoring and control of cell-culture conditions in Wave Bioreactor Systems, and form part of GE Healthcare's Ready to Process platform of ready-to-use products for the upstream and downstream processing of biologicals.
The Wavepod II Integrated Controller supports the set up, control and monitoring of cell-culture parameters in Cellbag bioreactors.
It is available with a choice of control modules to meet individual needs and a large colour touchscreen, providing easy access to all operations, data and alarm conditions from the connected control modules.
By co-ordinating the functions of individual control modules, it is possible to develop complex schemes for the precise measurement and control of culture conditions including pH, dissolved oxygen, CO2 and O2 gas mixing.
pHOPT is an optical single-use sensor that is preinstalled on the underside of the Cellbag bioreactor.
Designed for use with the pH controller of Wavepod II, it enables continuous pH monitoring in the crucial pH range, 6 to 8.
The Unicorn DAQ 1.0 software's real-time data acquisition allows the user to monitor the run status of any connected Wave Bioreactor instrument.
Simultaneous monitoring of up to four different instrument configurations either directly connected, or via a network, enables faster data acquisition.
A common control platform and dynamic graphical user interface for all culture volumes simplifies scale up, while the automatic storage of all run data in a secure and unalterable result file provides added security.
