ABSTRACT
The use of disposable bioprocessing is growing at the rate of 30 percent per year. The most widely used disposable components are bags and bioprocess containers, followed by filters (which constitute the main cost concern), connectors, bioreactors, mixing vessels, chromatography, and sensors. Single-use bioprocessing can reduce capital cost for building and retrofitting biopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Single-use bioprocesses systems can provide a range of environmental benefits beyond those of stainless steel systems. Currently, single-use technology can be utilized in a variety of stages as well as unit operations in bioprocessing manufacturing. As the single-use industry continues to evolve and the bioprocessing industry realizes the benefits, further investments will be required from the supply base to develop even larger scales as well as newer technologies. Currently, single-use technology can be utilized in a variety of stages as well as unit operations in bioprocessing manufacturing.
