Journal
NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 56, Issue -, Pages 27-37Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2019.11.001
Keywords
Mechanistic modeling; Computational fluid dynamics; Microbioreactor; Enzymatic biocatalysis; Oxygen monitoring; Bioprocess modeling
Funding
- EUROMBR project - People Programme (Marie Curie Actions, Multi-ITN) [608104]
- BIOINTENSE project of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration [312148]
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Design and development of scale-down approaches, such as microbioreactor (mu BR) technologies with integrated sensors, are an adequate solution for rapid, high-throughput and cost-effective screening of valuable reactions and/or production strains, with considerably reduced use of reagents and generation of waste. A significant challenge in the successful and widespread application of mu BRs in biotechnology remains the lack of appropriate software and automated data interpretation of mu BR experiments. Here, it is demonstrated how mathematical models can be usedas helpful tools, not only to exploit the capabilities of microfluidic platforms, but also to reveal the critical experimental conditions when monitoring cascade enzymatic reactions. A simplified mechanistic model was developed to describe the enzymatic reaction of glucose oxidase and glucose in the presence of catalase inside a commercial microfluidic platform with integrated oxygen sensor spots. The proposed model allowed an easy and rapid identification of the reaction mechanism, kinetics and limiting factors. The effect of fluid flow and enzyme adsorption inside the microfluidic chip on the optical sensor response and overall monitoring capabilities of the presented platform was evaluated via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Remarkably, the model predictions were independently confirmed for mu L- and mL- scale experiments. It is expected that the mechanistic models will significantly contribute to the further promotion of mu BRs in biocatalysis research and that the overall study will create a framework for screening and evaluation of critical system parameters, including sensor response, operating conditions, experimental and microbioreactor designs.
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