Relative efficiencies of double filters or tighter filters for small- organism removals

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 98-106

  Meltzer, Theodore H ^a,b   Jornitz, Maik W ^c   Johnston, Peter R ^d  

^a Capitola Consulting Co   (United States)

^b Pharmaceutical Technol's Edit A ^*

^c SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH GMBH   (Germany)

^d Johnston and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHANNEL GATING; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032872891     PISSN: 01478087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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