Design and Performance of an Automated Bioreactor for Cell Culture Experiments in a Microgravity Environment |
Kim, Youn-Kyu
(Convergence Technology Research Head Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Park, Seul-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chosun University) Lee, Joo-Hee (Convergence Technology Research Head Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute) Choi, Gi-Hyuk (Convergence Technology Research Head Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute) |
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