Biomedical
Biomedical work tends to be small volume and high consequence: the batch is precious, the process is novel, and the equipment has to be trusted before the results can be. SR-TEK vessels have run microencapsulation and cancer-research processes, including a partnership with the Mayo Clinic.
Why pressure
Biological material does not survive being pushed around. A pressurised vessel moves it with a regulated headspace instead of a mechanism in the flow path.
Typical specification
None of this is fixed — it is what the delivered biomedical installations have had in common.
| Capacity | 1–10 litres; the batch is usually the constraint, not the process |
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| Body | 316 stainless steel, or a transparent CT body where the process must be observed |
| Wetted parts | 316 stainless, with a PTFE liner or PTFE-sleeved dip tube where required |
| Agitation | Optional stainless mixing element, driven slowly enough not to shear the material |
| Pressure | Regulated well below the vessel's rating — control matters more than maximum |
Biomedical FAQ
As a controlled way of moving and holding a small, valuable batch. A regulated headspace feeds the material at a constant rate with no pump in the flow path, which matters when the process is novel and the material will not survive being sheared.
Yes — SR-TEK stainless steel mixing tanks have been supplied for microencapsulation work, and there is a case study on this page about it. The combination that does the work is gentle agitation plus a constant feed pressure.
Yes. Our vessels have been used in cancer research in partnership with the Mayo Clinic, and several other builds on this page came from clinical and research settings.
Biomedical
Tell us the material, the batch size and what it must not be subjected to.
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