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Considerations for Designing Bioreactors for Shear–Sensitive Culture

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Moo-Young, M., Chisti, Y. Considerations for Designing Bioreactors for Shear–Sensitive Culture. Nat Biotechnol 6, 1291–1296 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1188-1291

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