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Space bioreactors and their applications.

Isabelle Walther1

  • 1Space Biology Group ETH-Technopark, Zurich, Switzerland.

Advances in Space Biology and Medicine
|September 4, 2003
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Space Biology Group: basic research, biotechnology, tissue engineering, and instrument development.

Chimia·2003

Space biotechnology is crucial for long space missions, enabling resource recycling and food production. This reduces costs and allows for extended biological research in space using advanced bioreactors.

Area of Science:

  • Space biology and biotechnology
  • Bioreactor technology for space applications

Background:

  • Space exploration necessitates advancements in biotechnology for life support and research.
  • Biotechnological processes are vital for recycling resources like oxygen and water, and for in-flight food production.
  • Reducing payload mass through in-space recycling and production significantly lowers mission costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the development and performance of space bioreactors.
  • To highlight the role of biotechnology in enabling longer space missions and space station construction.
  • To discuss the European Space Agency's (ESA) activities in space bioreactor technology.

Main Methods:

  • Review of different generations of space bioreactors.
  • Analysis of bioreactor performance in space environments.

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  • Examination of cell culturing capabilities in microgravity.

    • Main Results:

    • Cells from bacteria to mammalian types have been successfully cultured in space bioreactors.
    • Space bioreactors offer opportunities for long-term biological process investigations.
    • Advancements in bioreactor technology are essential for future space biology projects.

    Conclusions:

    • Space bioreactors are key to advancing space biology and enabling sustainable long-duration space missions.
    • The development of sophisticated instrumentation, including miniature bioreactors, is critical for future space life science.
    • Continued research and development in space bioreactor technology, including NASA and ESA contributions, are vital.