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Tsukamoto K, Hamamoto R, Oguri R, Miura A, Iwasaki T, Sukegawa T. Size-based analysis of virus removal filter fouling using fractionated protein aggregates. Biotechnol Prog 2024; 40:e3391. [PMID: 37733879 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Fouling by protein aggregates reduces virus removal filter performance. In the present study, we investigated the effects of different-sized protein aggregates on fouling and aggregate retention in order to better understand the fouling mechanisms. Human immunoglobulin G was denatured by heating to produce aggregates of various sizes and then fractionated by size exclusion chromatography into different-sized aggregates with a narrow size distribution. The fractionated aggregates were filtered on Planova 20N, a virus removal filter known for its stable filtration capability. Analysis of flux behavior demonstrated different flux decrease patterns for different-sized aggregates. Observation of aggregate retention by staining revealed that larger aggregates were captured closer to the inner surface of the membrane while smaller aggregates penetrated farther into the membrane. These findings demonstrate that Planova 20N has a gradient structure with decreasing pore size from the inner to the outer surface of the membrane. This structure minimizes fouling and enables stable filtration by protecting the smaller pores located closer to the outer surface from clogging by large aggregates. Applying the predominant clogging models to the present filtrations revealed that clogging behavior transitioned from complete blocking to cake filtration as filtration progressed. In this combination model, after a certain number of pores are blocked by complete blocking, newly arrived aggregates begin to accumulate on previously captured aggregates, generating cake between capture layers within the membrane. Application of the approaches described here will facilitate elucidation of membrane fouling and virus removal mechanisms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Keisuke Tsukamoto
- Technology Development Department, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Japan
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- Technology Development Department, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Japan
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- Technology Development Department, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Japan
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- Bioprocess Technology Development Department, Asahi Kasei Medical MT Corp., Miyazaki, Japan
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- Technology Development Department, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Japan
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- Technology Development Department, Bioprocess Division, Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd., Miyazaki, Japan
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Suh D, Kim M, Lee C, Baek Y. Virus filtration in biopharmaceutical downstream processes: key factors and current limitations. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2022.2143379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dongwoo Suh
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Institute of Chemical Process (ICP), Seoul National University (SNU), Gwanak-gu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Basic Science, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Institute of Chemical Process (ICP), Seoul National University (SNU), Gwanak-gu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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Leisi R, Rostami I, Laughhunn A, Bieri J, Roth NJ, Widmer E, Ros C. Visualizing protein fouling and its impact on parvovirus retention within distinct filter membrane morphologies. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Billups M, Minervini M, Holstein M, Feroz H, Ranjan S, Hung J, Bao H, Li ZJ, Ghose S, Zydney AL. Role of membrane structure on the filtrate flux during monoclonal antibody filtration through virus retentive membranes. Biotechnol Prog 2022; 38:e3231. [PMID: 34994527 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Virus removal filtration is a critical step in the manufacture of monoclonal antibody products, providing a robust size-based removal of both enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. Many monoclonal antibodies show very large reductions in filtrate flux during virus filtration, with the mechanisms governing this behavior and its dependence on the properties of the virus filter and antibody remaining largely unknown. Experiments were performed using the highly asymmetric Viresolve® Pro and the relatively homogeneous Pegasus™ SV4 virus filters using a highly purified monoclonal antibody. The filtrate flux for a 4 g/L antibody solution through the Viresolve® Pro decreased by about 10-fold when the filter was oriented with the skin side down but by more than 1000-fold when the asymmetric filter orientation was reversed and used with the skin side up. The very large flux decline observed with the skin side up could be eliminated by placing a large pore size prefilter directly on top of the virus filter; this improvement in filtrate flux was not seen when the prefilter was used inline or as a batch prefiltration step. The increase in flux due to the prefilter was not related to the removal of large protein aggregates or to an alteration in the extent of concentration polarization. Instead, the prefilter appears to transiently disrupt reversible associations of the antibodies caused by strong intermolecular attractions. These results provide important insights into the role of membrane morphology and antibody properties on the filtrate flux during virus filtration.
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- Matthew Billups
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.,Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb Biologics Process Development, Global Product Development and Supply, Devens, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Nejatishahidein N, Zydney AL. Depth filtration in bioprocessing — new opportunities for an old technology. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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