Bead manufacturing device and process
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2024727353
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-06-09
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-17
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing bead manufacturing technologies, such as those using sound wave-induced vibration, face challenges in scalability due to low throughput, membrane deformation issues with multiple orifices, and inefficiencies in force transmission, leading to non-homogeneous bead production and performance variability.
A bead manufacturing device utilizing a physical plunger and membrane contact cone to transmit vibrations, preventing unwanted vibrations and ensuring uniform deformation, allowing for multiple orifices to produce homogeneous beads, with a process involving an actuator to create oscillating pressure in a feed chamber filled with hydrogel precursor fluid, forming controlled droplets that cross-link into alginate hydrogel beads.
The solution enables high-throughput production of homogeneous hydrogel beads, addressing scalability and efficiency issues, suitable for large-scale manufacturing of cultured meat, with the ability to produce millions of beads per hour, ensuring consistent quality and efficiency.