Patent ID: 11932840
Assignee: REACT4LIFE S.R.L.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A bioreactor comprising a container having at least one side wall, a bottom wall and an opening closed by a cap to define an inner chamber,
an intermediate wall inside said inner chamber to divide said inner chamber in an upper chamber and a lower chamber,
said intermediate wall comprising a membrane,
wherein said intermediate wall is mounted to said bottom wall and/or said side wall,
said intermediate wall comprising a shoulder forming a housing seat to house said membrane;
a plurality of like interchangeable stackable annular support elements having planar support surfaces, said membrane being interposed between two of the support elements in a sandwiched arrangement including one or more of the support elements below said membrane and a single one of the support elements above the membrane, wherein the sandwiched arrangement of the support elements and the membrane is inserted into the housing seat, and wherein a quantity of the one or more support elements below the membrane comprises a variable quantity of the support elements to position the membrane at a selectable height;
an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the ports are open to connect to hydraulic circuits, or the ports are closed by a polymer septum to connect to a syringe; the inlet port and the outlet port being formed in the at least one side wall, in the at least one cap or in the bottom wall.