Studies on membrane sterile filtration of plasmid DNA using an automated multiwell technique

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 144-150

  Kong, Simyee ^a   Aucamp, Jean ^a   Titchener Hooker, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automation; Microfiltration; Microscale processing; Parallel analysis; Plasmid DNA

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOMES; CONTINUOUS FEEDING; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; DNA SOLUTIONS; FILTER CAPACITY; FILTER DESIGNS; FILTRATION AREA; MEMBRANE CAPACITY; MEMBRANE FILTERS; MEMBRANE TYPES; MICROSCALE PROCESSING; MULTIPLE PARAMETERS; NORMAL FLOW FILTRATION; OPERATING PRESSURE; PARALLEL ANALYSIS; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHERSULFONE MEMBRANE; POLYVINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE; ROBOTIC PLATFORMS; TRANSMISSION RATES;

AUTOMATION; DNA; GENES; MEMBRANES; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PURIFICATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

GLYCEROL; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA VECTOR; FILTERING OPERATION; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MULTIWELL FILTRATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 77950070634     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.02.043     Document Type: Article

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