Packed Bed Edible Scaffold Bioreactor

This bioreactor system grows cultivated meat by packing edible, porous scaffolds into a flow-optimized chamber that supports 3D tissue formation. It ensures uniform nutrient delivery, promotes cell growth and differentiation, and enables harvest-ready, edible tissue with minimal processing.

Cultivated meat producers seeking scalable, structured meat production systems using edible scaffolds

Optimized for temperature (20–45°C), pH (6–8), oxygenation, and low-shear fluid agitation

• Enables high-density tissue growth with minimal waste • Uniform nutrient and oxygen delivery across all scaffold surfaces • Reduces post-harvest processing by using edible scaffolds • Supports differentiation into muscle and fat for structured meat products • Scalable design compatible with various scaffold types and cell lines

• Packed bed configuration with edible 3D scaffold structures • Supports both surface and pore-level cell growth and adhesion • Flow-through system eliminates diffusion limitations • Modular system with sensors and control loops for key growth parameters • Compatible with a wide range of plant- and animal-derived scaffold materials

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