An intrinsic, structured model has been formulated to describe the kinetics of viable (living) cells immobilized within porous supports. Predictions of steady-state internal biomass concentration distributions, biocatalyst substrate profiles, and immobilized cell growth and leakage from the support are in qualitative agreement with the literature. Simulation studies indicate that carrier pore structure is a particularly important design variable to be optimized.
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