Terumo BCT Quantum Cell Expansion System, Operator'S Manual

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Electromechanical (EM) chamber The compartment that holds the electrical and mechanical
components of the device.
Extracapillary (EC) circulation loop The tubing loop used to circulate fluids on the extracapillary
(EC) side of the bioreactor.
Extracapillary (EC) side The space outside the hollow fibers of the bioreactor.
F
FBS The abbreviation for fetal bovine serum.
G
Gas transfer module (GTM) A component of the cell expansion set that is used to
exchange gases in the fluid that is in the EC circulation loop.
Grow To expand cells.
H
Harvest The process of collecting expanded cells.
HBSS The abbreviation for Hank's Buffered Salt Solution.
I
IC The abbreviation for intracapillary.
Incubator The environmentally controlled chamber in which the cell
expansion process takes place.
Intracapillary (IC) circulation loop The tubing loop used to circulate fluids on the intracapillary
(IC) side of the bioreactor.
Intracapillary (IC) side The space inside the hollow fibers of the bioreactor.
M
Mg++ The abbreviation for magnesium ions.
Mounting plate The metal plate inside the incubator that contains the
pumps, the valves, the rocker arm, the external mounting
clips, the internal mounting clips, and all the fluid detectors.
O
O
2
The abbreviation for oxygen.
P
PBS The abbreviation for phosphate
‑
buffered saline.
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