Patent ID: 8080419
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: C12N

Abstract:
1. A method of recycling a solid support for anchorage-dependent cell cultivation within a system for cultivation of anchorage-dependent cells, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing an anchorage-dependent cell cultivation system, wherein the cell cultivation system comprises a solid support and a liquid; b) emptying the liquid from the anchorage-dependent cell cultivation system or removing said solid support from said cell cultivation system; c) after step (b), rinsing the solid support with an aqueous solution; d) after step (c), rinsing the solid support with a sodium hydroxide solution; and e) after step (d), rinsing the solid support with an aqueous solution to provide a recycled solid support, wherein said solid support is made of a non-woven fibrous matrix bonded to a porous support sheet or is a microcarrier.