I think you should look at what the active surface area is rather than the total surface area.
Absolutely!
Interestingly that is VanGorder's argument for using RBC's over the media.
The reason I mentioned that is the pic above is a bit misleading.
For the AA and K1, it states the total surface area. For the MB3 it states the SSA (Specific Surface Area). SSA = Active Surface Area = Protected Surface = usable surface to do it's thing.
SSA for K1 is ~500, SSA for AA is ~550, and SSA for MB3 is ~604. Stoney Creek sells the same stuff as AA for a bunch under the Easy Pro brand, but they list it as over 500 ft2/ft3. Maybe should give them a call
SSA for the X-1 is ~800, while total is ~850.
Just wanted to clear that up.
A bit more to it than meets the eye tho, but for practical purposes of using barrels for bioreactors and just dumping media in it, it's six of one, half a dozen of another.
I'll just get the X-1 because I have a lot of technical info on how to apply it properly, and can migrate that to one of the barrels I have. (not the one posted earlier, but the one with the red lid)
That biochip looks like a disaster waiting to happen. That one scares me
If it works in your situation, that's all that matters.
