Table 2 Comparison of the single-cell growth rate data µsingle-cell, calculated from the geometrical mean of the determined single-cell doubling times tD, with the colony growth rate data µcolony, determined graphically based on the cell number.

From: Reliable cell retention of mammalian suspension cells in microfluidic cultivation chambers

Design

Replicate

\(\overline{t}_{D}\), geom (h)

µsingle-cell (h−1)

µcolony (h−1)

Design 1

Chamber 1

16.88

0.99

0.57

Chamber 2

16.81

0.99

0.53

Chamber 3

16.07

1.04

0.63

Design 2

Chamber 1

14.83

1.12

1.07

Chamber 2

14.52

1.15

1.12

Chamber 3

14.34

1.16

1.10