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Projects - prof.dr.ir. RH (Rene) Wijffels
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Lipid production in Phaeodactylum tricornutum under simulated outdoor conditions
Microalgae are promising for the production of biofuels due to their ability to use sunlight as energy source with a high areal productivity, to be... -
High-throughput, multiplex biosensor development for characterization of therapeutic proteins from mammalian cell cultures
Development of high-throughput, multiplex and label-free immunoassays based on the principle of imaging Surface Plasmon Resonance (iSPR) to measure... -
Process development and scale-down in animal cell (CHO cell) culture
In recent years, with the rapid evolution of animal cell technology, antibody-based therapeutics enjoyed unprecedented success. MAbs and therapeutic... -
Proteins from green sources
Development of a mild, continuous and scalable technology for protein extraction while keeping it functionality and minimizing the energy... -
Disruption of Microalgae Cells as the First Step of the Recovery of Intracellular Metabolites
The aim of this research project is the development of a feasible technique for the mild disruption of single cell algae biomass as a first step in... -
For efficient, robust and flexible algae plants; an advanced scenariostudy approach
For efficient, robust and flexible algae plants; an advanced scenariostudy approach - WUR Project For efficient, robust and flexible algae plants; an... -
Immortalizing marine sponge cell culture
Marine sponge cells are the richest natural source of biologically active and/or commercially attractive compounds. The goal of project is to obtain... -
Cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors for shellfish in the nursery phase
The microalgae Chaetoceros muelleri (Figure 1) is extensively used as feed for shellfish. It is believed to be very shear sensitive and is therefore... -
Oxygen production\removal in photobioreactors
Microalgae receive much attention because of the need for sustainable biofuels. However, the production technology must be improved to make this... -
Harvesting of microalgae for oil extraction
Harvesting in commercial microalgae production plants is generally done by centrifugation. Different studies showed a contribution of the costs for...