Abstract:
Novel compositions for removing impurities such as, protein aggregates, from a sample containing a protein of interest, e.g., an antibody. Such compositions can be used prior to the virus filtration step during protein purification, to remove aggregates and protect the virus filter from fouling, therefore improving virus filter capacity. A porous solid support including a co-polymer having at least two monomers, wherein at least one of the monomers comprises acrylamide and at least a second monomer comprises a hydrophobic binding group, where the solid support selectively binds protein aggregates, thereby to separate the monomeric protein of interest from the protein aggregates. The method can be performed under neutral to high pH and high conductivity conditions.
Abstract:
In various embodiments, the present invention provides a process for separating target proteins from non-target proteins in a sample comprising increasing the concentration of the target proteins and non-target proteins in the sample and subsequently delivering the concentrated sample to a chromatography device. In other embodiments, the invention relates to a process for increasing the capacity of a chromatography device for a target protein by delivering a concentrated sample comprising the target protein to a chromatography device.
Abstract:
A disposable container, such as a deformable bag, for a fluid, having one or more inlets and one or more outlets and an impeller assembly within the container to cause mixing, dispersing, homogenizing and/or circulation of one or more ingredients contained or added to the container. The region within the container that can contain liquid is funnel shaped, which allows very low fluid level mixing, dispensing while mixing, and a reduction or elimination of vortex formation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid sample preparation device such as a disposable, collapsible, flexible polymeric bag containing an adsorptive curtain of a functionalized shaped polymeric fiber bed for the direct capture of biomolecules from liquid samples. The functionalized shaped polymeric fiber bed includes fibrillated, ridged or winged-shaped fiber structures that significantly increases the surface area of the fiber resulting in enhanced separation, retention and/or purification of liquid samples containing biomolecules of interest as the liquid samples contact the adsorptive curtain of functionalized shaped fibers. Liquid samples include unclarified liquid feeds or other liquids containing one or more biomolecules of interest, including, but not limited to vaccines, recombinant proteins, cells, stem cells, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), proteins, antibody, peptides, oligopeptides, nucleic acids, oligonucleotides, RNA, DNA, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for the efficient purification of samples, particularly those containing biomolecules, wherein one or more process steps that can result in contamination or material loss is reduced or eliminated.SOLUTION: A method for purifying a biomolecule from a mixture containing impurities includes: providing the mixture at a set of conditions; adding one or more polymers, soluble in the mixture under the set of conditions and capable of reversibly and selectively binding to the biomolecule; mixing the one or more solubilized polymers throughout the mixture; precipitating the one or more polymers and bound biomolecule out of solution as precipitates by changing the set of conditions in the mixture; washing the precipitate by contacting the precipitate with a wash solution and filtering the supernatant through a first membrane; and recovering the bound biomolecule from the polymer and filtering the biomolecule through a second membrane.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a filtration device suited for concentration of liquid samples, particularly biomolecules, and a method of concentrating, desalting, purifying and/or fractionating liquid samples.SOLUTION: The device includes a housing having a sample reservoir, and two substantially vertically oriented and spaced apart membranes disposed in the housing. An underdrain is associated with each membrane such that fluid passing through each membrane flows through a respective underdrain into a filtrate collection chamber. The fluid that does not pass through the membrane is collected in the retentate collection chamber, and can be recovered such as by a reverse spinning step, achieving recoveries greater than about 90%. The substantially vertical orientation of the membranes increases the available membrane area by at least 2.7 times the area available in a conventional filter device. The two-panel configuration also maintains more available membrane area in use during the last stages of filtration than a one-panel configuration.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an autonomous filter device and to provide a method for improving the filter life and performance.SOLUTION: The problem is solved by the following configuration: (a) a filter element having a membrane through which fluid passes and a housing for supporting the membrane; and (b) a device for letting out the fluid, which is installed in the filter membrane and includes a heating element adapted to heat the membrane.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integral multilayer flat sheet membrane formed from more than one polymer solution in which at least one layer is an ultrafiltration membrane.SOLUTION: The invention relates to an integral multilayered composite membrane having at least one ultrafiltration layer prepared by co-casting or sequentially casting a plurality of polymer solutions onto a support to form a multilayered liquid sheet and immersing the sheet into a liquid coagulation bath to effect phase separation and form a multilayered composite membrane having at least one ultrafiltration layer.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for purification and concentration of synthetically manufactured biological molecules, such as oligonucleotides, synthetic DNA and synthetic RNA, by ultrafiltration.SOLUTION: The method uses an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane having a nominal molecular weight cutoff (NMWCO) of from about 0.5 KD to about 10 KD wherein a surface of a membrane 4 have a positive charge or a negative charge, and purifies and concentrates synthetic biological molecules by using the charged surface either to repel synthetic biomolecules retaining them in a retentate or to attract the synthetic biomolecules preferentially for filtration through the membrane.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of removing ions and ionizable substances from a polar liquid (10) including at least one process, and to provide a device therefor.SOLUTION: In the method, the polar liquid (10) is split into a first stream (F1) and a second stream (F2), the first stream (F1) passes through an ion exchange material (2) positioned between two electrodes (4, 5) to which an electric field is applied that can be electrochemically regenerated, and the first stream (F1) flows from one electrode (4) to the other electrode (5) to move ions that are removed in a reverse direction to the first stream penetrating the ion exchange material (2), and the second stream (F2) washes the one electrode (4), and the material is regenerated with the ions that are formed on the other electrode (5). There is also provided the device for executing the method.