User's Manual

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How to connect
Make sure to attach the BioConnect correctly to your cell culture vessel, otherwise its sterility may
be compromised.
The way you connect the BioConnect to your cell culture vessel depends on your bioreactor type
The BioConnect has been developed to be connected to all types of benchtop bioreactors, including disposables
and rocking motion bioreactors.
Bioreactor type
Connection type
Glass and steel benchtop bioreactor
Use the interface part (see below), to be autoclaved with
bioreactor (or your own interface) or connect the BioConnect
by welding or Luer locks in sterile conditions after
sterilization
Disposable benchtop bioreactor
If the bioreactor is equipped with a dip tubing + surface
tubing, connect using either welding or Luer lock under
sterile conditions
If the bioreactor has a 12mm port available, autoclave the
BioConnect connected to the interface piece (see below) and
install the whole assembly onto the disposable vessel, under
sterile conditions (LAF hood)
Wave-like bioreactor (this
bioreactor must have a dip tubing
on the inlet line of the BioConnect)
Connect by welding or Luer locks under sterile conditions
Interface part