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Moussa A, Huygens B, Venditti C, Adrover A, Desmet G. Theoretical computation of the band broadening in micro-pillar array columns. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1715:464607. [PMID: 38154258 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464607] [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: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
We have investigated the possibility to establish a theoretical plate height expression for the band broadening in the most widely used micro-pillar array column format, i.e., a cylindrical pillar array wherein the pillar walls and the channel bottom are coated with a thin layer of meso‑porous material. Assuming isotropic diffusion in the shell-layer, it was found that the vertical diffusive transport along the porous shell-layer covering the pillar walls significantly suppresses the band broadening originating from the vertical migration velocity gradients. As the vertical transport in the shell-layer increases linearly with the retention equilibrium constant K, this leads to an anomalous dependency on the retention factor. Indeed, instead of increasing with k'' and following the classic (1+ak''+bk''2)/(1 + k'')2-dependency governing a classic Taylor-Aris system, the variation of the mobile zone mass transfer resistance term hCm in a 3D pillar array with bottom-wall retention goes through a maximum (resp. factor 1.5 (k''=4) and 2 (k''=16) difference between observed and classic Taylor-Aris behaviour). This effect increases with increasing pillar heights and increasing reduced velocities. Because of this complex k''-dependency, it proves very cumbersome to establish a general plate height equation covering all conditions. Instead, a plate height expression was established that is limited up to k''=4, but remains accurate for higher k''-values for cases where the ratio of pillar height over inter-pillar distance remains below 5. It can however be anticipated the proposed analytical model is only valid in a rather limited range around the presently considered external porosity of ε=0.5.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Moussa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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Kokol V, Vivod V. Cation-exchange performance of a citric-acid esterified cellulose nanofibrous membrane for highly-selective proteins' permeability and adsorption capacity. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 318:121134. [PMID: 37479444 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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The usage of low-cost, readily available, or even disposable, single-use membranes in macromolecules' purification and separation is still in the development phase. In this research, highly porous (>95 %), water- and compression stable cation-exchange membranes were prepared by freeze-casting using cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and citric acid (CA) acting as a crosslinker and source of weak anionic (carboxylic) surface groups arising from the mono-esterified CA. The membranes were characterized by different analytical techniques, and evaluated for the ionic adsorption efficacy of different proteins in dead-end filtration mode using a Tri-buffer of pH 8. The membrane's internal microstructure (porosity and density) with the available (quantity and access) carboxylic groups was confirmed, to determine not only the proteins' specific (related to the net charged and molecular weight) adsorption dynamic (>52 % of positive Lysozyme/Cytochrome, <8 % of negative BSA/Myoglobin; ≤0.5 g/L) at extremely high flow rates (>3.000 hL/h*MPa*m2), but also their desorption (>97 %) and re-equilibration (using NaCl) with flux recovery (>80 %). Such efficiency was achieved with up to 5 consecutive filtering cycles. The high permeability (>87 %) of the spherical and negatively surface charged microparticles (used as models) also suggests the likelihood of removing larger microbial species, which, while retaining relatively smaller and positively charged proteins, further increases their potential in biopharma applications.
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- Vanja Kokol
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering Materials and Design, Smetanova ulica 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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- University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering Materials and Design, Smetanova ulica 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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Wang X, Yuan N, Huang L, Huang P, Du X, Lu X. N, N'-methylene bisacrylamide/divinyl benzene based-highly cross-linked hybrid monolithic column: Production and its applications for powerful capture of four chlorophenols. Talanta 2023; 254:124150. [PMID: 36481394 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.124150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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In this paper, the role of the halogen bond in capillary monolithic column microextraction was explored for the first time. Benzene-1,3,5-tricarbohydrazide (BTH) was synthesized as a functional monomer, N, N'-methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) and divinyl benzene (DVB) were used as cross-linking agents, the hybrid monolithic column of poly (BTH-co-DVB-co-MBA) was prepared using methanol and polyethylene glycol as pore-forming agents and azodiisobutyronitrile as the initiator. Due to the existence of BTH, a large number of nitrogen atoms (Lewis base) were introduced into the monolithic column, which could form a halogen bond with chlorine-containing organic pollutants and enhance its adsorption performance. Based on the monolithic column, a sensitive and environment-friendly solid-phase microextraction technology was studied. The monolithic column was integrated with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to extract and detect four kinds of chlorophenol in real water samples. Under best conditions, the method showed excellent extraction ability and linearity, with a linear correlation coefficient of 0.9958-0.9987, a low detection limit (LOD) of 0.04-0.23 μg L-1 (S/N = 3), and relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 3.09%. The recovery rate was kept between 87.30% and 123.00%, and the RSD was less than 3.83%, which indicated that the column had powerful capture performance, high precision, and strong anti-matrix interference ability in the real sample, and had potential application value in practical work.
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- Xuemei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, Key Lab of Eco-Environments Related Polymer Materials of MOE, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, PR China
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Burmistrova NA, Pidenko PS, Presnyakov KY, Drozd DD, Skibina YS, Pidenko SA, Goryacheva IY. Multicapillary Systems in Analytical Chemistry. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934821050087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Miniaturized liquid chromatography focusing on analytical columns and mass spectrometry: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1103:11-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 12/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rudge SR, Ladisch MR. Industrial Challenges of Recombinant Proteins. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 171:1-22. [PMID: 31848634 DOI: 10.1007/10_2019_120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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The use of recombinant DNA methods to produce large quantities of protein for therapeutic uses has revolutionized medicine. Industrial challenges for manufacture of biotherapeutic proteins are related to the characteristics of these proteins and the increasing quantities required to address needs of patients, worldwide. A brief overview of therapies in which proteins are employed helps to frame some of the challenges facing their industrial production. The number of molecules and their applications have significantly expanded over the last 15-20 years, together with the quantities used to address specific indications. Challenges addressed include achieving cell density, protein expression, separations of cells and protein, protein purification, and segmentation of protein production into smaller quantities with the evolution of personalized medicine and products designed for increasingly small patient populations. This chapter highlights some of the current challenges.
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- Scott R Rudge
- RMC Pharmaceutical Solutions, Inc., Longmont, CO, USA.
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- Purdue University Laboratory of Renewable Resource Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Wang L, Marcus RK. Overload Effects in Reversed Phase Protein Separations using Capillary‐Channeled Polymer Fiber Columns. Biotechnol Prog 2018; 34:1221-1233. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Chemistry Clemson University 102 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson South Carolina 29634
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- Department of Chemistry Clemson University 102 Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson South Carolina 29634
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Zhang L, dos Santos ACF, Ximenes E, Ladisch M. Proteins at heterogeneous (lignocellulose) interfaces. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Jiang L, Marcus RK. Microwave-assisted grafting polymerization modification of nylon 6 capillary-channeled polymer fibers for enhanced weak cation exchange protein separations. Anal Chim Acta 2016; 954:129-139. [PMID: 28081807 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2016.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A weak cation exchange liquid chromatography stationary phase (nylon-COOH) was prepared by grafting polyacrylic acid on to native nylon 6 capillary-channeled polymer (C-CP) fibers via a microwave-assisted radical polymerization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of applying microwave-assisted grafting polymerization to affect nylon material for protein separation. The C-CP fiber surfaces were characterized by attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The anticipated carbonyl peak at 1722.9 cm-1 was found on the nylon-COOH fibers, but was not found on the native fiber, indicating the presence of the polyacrylic acid on nylon fibers after grafting. The nylon-COOH phase showed a ∼12× increase in lysozyme dynamic binding capacity (∼12 mg mL-1) when compared to the native fiber phase (∼1 mg mL-1). The loading capacity of the nylon-COOH phase is nearly independent of the lysozyme loading concentration (0.05-1 mg mL-1) and the mobile phase linear velocity (7.3-73 mm s-1). The reproducibility of the lysozyme recovery from the nylon-COOH (RSD = 0.3%, n = 10) and the batch-to-batch variability in the functionalization (RSD = 3%, n = 5) were also investigated, revealing very high levels of consistency. Fast baseline separations of myoglobin, α-chymotrypsinogen A, cytochrome c and lysozyme were achieved using the nylon-COOH column. It was found that a 5× increase in the mobile phase linear velocity (7.3-to-36.5 mm s-1) had little effect on the separation resolution. The microwave-assisted grafting polymerization has great potential as a generalized surface modification methodology across the applications of C-CP fibers.
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- Liuwei Jiang
- Clemson University, Department of Chemistry, Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson, SC 29634, United States
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- Clemson University, Department of Chemistry, Biosystems Research Complex, Clemson, SC 29634, United States.
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