Present Situation and Prospects for Animal Cell Cultivation

Animal cell cultivation is one of the frontiers in modern biochemical engineering. It is becoming an unique high tech industry and displays tremendous prospects for industrial development. This article provides a detailed survey of recent development in animal cell cultivation and emphasis is placed on the fields of genetic engineering and cell fusion for animal cells; novel bioreactors for animal cell cultivation and corresponding techniques for process monitoring and control; techniques for serum free cultivation; techniques for microcarriers and microencapsulation. On the basis of above mentioned survey, the existent problems and prospects for animal cell cultivation are discussed.