To protect against virus infections, the new technology of the virus removal membrane has
been developed. The novel virus removal filter PLANOVA is validated for virus removal, that …

Novel Application of Virus Removal Membrane Developed in Order to Minimize Virus
Infection from Bio-drugs. | Article Information | J-GLOBAL Art J-GLOBAL ID:200902191437049582 …

Membranes are used in most processes of biopharmaceutical production. It is used for
pretreatment of other processes, separation of impurities in the process, virus removal …

Incorporation of adequate clearance methodologies for viral safety assurance constitutes an
integral part of the manufacturing process for plasma-derived biologicals. Filtration, being …

Commercial bioreactors employing mammalian cell cultures to express biological or
pharmaceutical products can become contaminated with adventitious viruses. The high …

The purification processes used to prepare medicines from human and animal cell lines
provide one of the major opportunities for virus risk reduction. The purification process can …

Untreated membrane filters retain viruses by adsorption, as well as by physical restriction
which occurs when the pore diameter of the filter is smaller than that of the virus particle. As …

Obtaining adequate viral clearance in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals is a major
challenge. While virus filtration is routinely used for this purpose, there have been few …

Virus removal by a novel filter (Ultipor VF DV50), comprising three layers of PVDF
membrane, has been evaluated by infectivity studies using a range of viruses and …

The workshop was held on 27 June 2011 in Barcelona, in conjunction with the PDA Virus &
TSE (transmissible spongiform encephalopathy) Safety Forum 2011. Virus-retentive filters …