Performance in Demanding Applications

PBS Biotech uses USP Class VI grade product contact materials in all disposable vessels, bags, connectors, tubing and related components. To maintain strict quality control and lot traceability all PBS Biotech disposable bags and vessels are designed, built, and integrated with tubing and connectors. Each is then 100% tested in-house, in our clean room facilities.

 

 

The PBS Biotech disposable sub-system includes:

• The plastic bag or vessel
• Plastic Air-Wheel™ mixing mechanism
• Connectors, tubing, sampling manifolds, and filters

The entire disposable sub-system, including the internal Air-Wheel, is packaged and then sterilized to a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10-6 (Gama irradiation).

• The PBS 3 unit uses a polycarbonate (PC) plastic vessel
• The PBS 15 and PBS 80 as well as soon to be released PBS 500 and PBS 2500 single-use bioreactors use a disposable bag made of a welded polyvinylidene (PVDF) plastic material

At PBS Biotech, we selected PVDF materials for our disposable bags based upon their superior material properties and performance in demanding applications found in the biotech industry. PVDF is chemically inert and superior in strength, is highly durable, and overall performance exceeds traditional single-use bioreactor plastic bags and vessels. PVDF is a specialty plastic used in applications requiring the highest purity, strength, and resistance. It is a highly non-reactive and pure thermoplastic fluoropolymer.

 

All disposable vessels and bags are designed to meet a wide range of applications, providing maximum value and cell growth. Each is hand-crafted with the user in mind, allowing for low profile storage, easy installation, and changing by a single operator. The scientist or technician can effortlessly unpack the vessel or bag and install the unit as well as tubing, filters, and sampling manifolds in minutes.

 

PBS Biotech single-use bioreactors are designed for use with all popular reusable and single-use pH and DO probes.