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Coupling of multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares and mechanistic hard models to investigate antibody purification from human plasma using ion exchange chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2022; 1675:463168. [PMID: 35667219 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2022.463168] [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: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A two steps proposal for the purification of immunoglobulin G from human blood plasma is investigated. The first step is precipitation using cold ethanol based on the Cohn method with some modification and the second step is a chromatographic separation by DEAE-Sepharose FF resin as a weak anion exchanger. The presence of interferent in the region3 of chromatographic fractions, which is co-eluted with IgG, restricts the application of the mechanistic chromatography model. Therefore, multivariate cure resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) as a soft method is employed on measured absorbance data matrix from eluted fractions to recover pure concentration and spectral profiles. Besides, possible solutions for resolved concentration and spectral profiles are investigated. The reaction-dispersive model as a mechanistic hard model for the column is utilized for the evaluation of the ion exchange chromatography. Using a genetic algorithm as a global optimization method, mobile phase modulator (MPM) adsorption model parameters such as β, kdes,0, and Keq,0, were fitted to the concentration profiles from MCR-ALS as 1.96, 2.87×10-4 m3 mol-1s-1, and 1883, respectively. Furthermore, a new resampling incorporated non-parametric statistics is conducted to assess parameters' uncertainty. Values of 2.00, 1.10×10-3 m3 mol-1s-1, and 549.80 are estimated median, and values of 0.05, 2.5×10-3, and 691.00 are calculated interquartile range (IQR) for β, kdes,0, and Keq,0, respectively. Finally, results show three and two outliers for β and kdes,0, respectively.
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An Experimental and Modeling Combined Approach in Preparative Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10051027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chromatography is a technique widely used in the purification of biopharmaceuticals, and generally consists of several chromatographic steps. In this work, Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography (HIC) is investigated as a polishing step for the purification of therapeutic proteins. Adsorption mechanisms in hydrophobic interaction chromatography are still not completely clear and a limited amount of published data is available. In addition to new data on adsorption isotherms for some proteins (obtained both by high-throughput and frontal analysis method), and a comparison of different models proposed in the literature, two different approaches are compared in this work to investigate HIC. The predictive approach exploits an in-house code that simulates the behavior of the component in the column using the model parameters found from the fitting of experimental data. The estimation approach, on the other hand, exploits commercial software in which the model parameters are found by the fitting of a few experimental chromatograms. The two approaches are validated on some bind-elute runs: the predictive approach is very informative, but the experimental effort needed is high; the estimation approach is more effective, but the knowledge gained is lower. The second approach is also applied to an in-development industrial purification process and successfully resulted in predicting the behavior of the system, allowing for optimization with a reduction in the time and amount of sample needed.
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Briskot T, Hahn T, Huuk T, Wang G, Kluters S, Studts J, Wittkopp F, Winderl J, Schwan P, Hagemann I, Kaiser K, Trapp A, Stamm SM, Koehn J, Malmquist G, Hubbuch J. Analysis of complex protein elution behavior in preparative ion exchange processes using a colloidal particle adsorption model. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1654:462439. [PMID: 34384923 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A fundamental understanding of the protein retention mechanism in preparative ion exchange (IEX) chromatography columns is essential for a model-based process development approach. For the past three decades, the mechanistic description of protein retention has been based predominantly on the steric mass action (SMA) model. In recent years, however, retention profiles of proteins have been reported more frequently for preparative processes that are not consistent with the mechanistic understanding relying on the SMA model. In this work, complex elution behavior of proteins in preparative IEX processes is analyzed using a colloidal particle adsorption (CPA) model. The CPA model is found to be capable of reproducing elution profiles that cannot be described by the traditional SMA model. According to the CPA model, the reported complex behavior can be ascribed to a strong compression and concentration of the elution front in the lower unsaturated part of the chromatography column. As the unsaturated part of the column decreases with increasing protein load density, exceeding a critical load density can lead to the formation of a shoulder in the peak front. The general applicability of the model in describing preparative IEX processes is demonstrated using several industrial case studies including multiple monoclonal antibodies on different IEX adsorber systems. In this context, the work covers both salt controlled and pH-controlled protein elution.
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- Till Briskot
- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany; Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany
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- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany
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- Late Stage DSP Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riß 88397, Germany
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- Late Stage DSP Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riß 88397, Germany
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- Late Stage DSP Development, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riß 88397, Germany
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- Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, Penzberg 82377, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, Penzberg 82377, Germany
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- Process Science & Innovation, Rentschler Biopharma SE, Erwin Rentschler Str. 21, Laupheim 88471, Germany
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- Process Science & Innovation, Rentschler Biopharma SE, Erwin Rentschler Str. 21, Laupheim 88471, Germany
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- Process Science & Innovation, Rentschler Biopharma SE, Erwin Rentschler Str. 21, Laupheim 88471, Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.
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Briskot T, Hahn T, Huuk T, Hubbuch J. Protein adsorption on ion exchange adsorbers: A comparison of a stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric modeling approach. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1653:462397. [PMID: 34284263 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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For mechanistic modeling of ion exchange (IEX) processes, a profound understanding of the adsorption mechanism is important. While the description of protein adsorption in IEX processes has been dominated by stoichiometric models like the steric mass action (SMA) model, discrepancies between experimental data and model results suggest that the conceptually simple stoichiometric description of protein adsorption provides not always an accurate representation of nonlinear adsorption behavior. In this work an alternative colloidal particle adsorption (CPA) model is introduced. Based on the colloidal nature of proteins, the CPA model provides a non-stoichiometric description of electrostatic interactions within IEX columns. Steric hindrance at the adsorber surface is considered by hard-body interactions between proteins using the scaled-particle theory. The model's capability of describing nonlinear protein adsorption is demonstrated by simulating adsorption isotherms of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) over a wide range of ionic strength and pH. A comparison of the CPA model with the SMA model shows comparable model results in the linear adsorption range, but significant differences in the nonlinear adsorption range due to the different mechanistic interpretation of steric hindrance in both models. The results suggest that nonlinear adsorption effects can be overestimated by the stoichiometric formalism of the SMA model and are generally better reproduced by the CPA model.
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- Till Briskot
- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany; Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany
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- GoSilico GmbH, Kriegsstr. 240, Karlsruhe 76135, Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany.
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Chromatography bioseparation technologies and in-silico modelings for continuous production of biotherapeutics. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1627:461376. [PMID: 32823091 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The potential of continuous bioprocessing is hindered by the bottlenecks of chromatography processing, which continues to be executed in batch mode. Highlighting the critical drawbacks of batch chromatography, this review underscores the transition that the industry has made by implementing continuous upstream process without devising a working model for downstream chromatography operations. Even though multitude of process development initiatives have commenced, the review emphasizes the first principle models of chromatography on which these initiatives are built. Various models of continuous chromatography, which are essential, but not limited to multi-column systems, employed to congeal a unified process are reviewed. Advancements made by several mechanistic models and simulations to maximize productivity and performance are described, in an attempt to provide the integral tools. The modeling tools can be used for development of a strong model based control strategy and can be embedded into the continuous chromatography framework. The review addresses the limitations and challenges of the current modeling methods for development of robust mechanistic modeling and efficient unit operation platform in continuous chromatography.
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Saleh D, Wang G, Müller B, Rischawy F, Kluters S, Studts J, Hubbuch J. Straightforward method for calibration of mechanistic cation exchange chromatography models for industrial applications. Biotechnol Prog 2020; 36:e2984. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- David Saleh
- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe Germany
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- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
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- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
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- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe Germany
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- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
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- Late Stage DSP DevelopmentBoehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Biberach Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe Germany
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Adsorption of colloidal proteins in ion-exchange chromatography under consideration of charge regulation. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1611:460608. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Roch P, Sellberg A, Andersson N, Gunne M, Hauptmann P, Nilsson B, Mandenius CF. Model-based monitoring of industrial reversed phase chromatography to predict insulin variants. Biotechnol Prog 2019; 35:e2813. [PMID: 30938075 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2813] [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: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Downstream processing in the manufacturing biopharmaceutical industry is a multistep process separating the desired product from process- and product-related impurities. However, removing product-related impurities, such as product variants, without compromising the product yield or prolonging the process time due to extensive quality control analytics, remains a major challenge. Here, we show how mechanistic model-based monitoring, based on analytical quality control data, can predict product variants by modeling their chromatographic separation during product polishing with reversed phase chromatography. The system was described by a kinetic dispersive model with a modified Langmuir isotherm. Solely quality control analytical data on product and product variant concentrations were used to calibrate the model. This model-based monitoring approach was developed for an insulin purification process. Industrial materials were used in the separation of insulin and two insulin variants, one eluting at the product peak front and one eluting at the product peak tail. The model, fitted to analytical data, used one component to simulate each protein, or two components when a peak displayed a shoulder. This monitoring approach allowed the prediction of the elution patterns of insulin and both insulin variants. The results indicate the potential of using model-based monitoring in downstream polishing at industrial scale to take pooling decisions.
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- Patricia Roch
- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Biologics Development, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Biologics Development, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Biotechnology, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Briskot T, Stückler F, Wittkopp F, Williams C, Yang J, Konrad S, Doninger K, Griesbach J, Bennecke M, Hepbildikler S, Hubbuch J. Prediction uncertainty assessment of chromatography models using Bayesian inference. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1587:101-110. [PMID: 30579636 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.11.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Mechanistic modeling of chromatography has been around in academia for decades and has gained increased support in pharmaceutical companies in recent years. Despite the large number of published successful applications, process development in the pharmaceutical industry today still does not fully benefit from a systematic mechanistic model-based approach. The hesitation on the part of industry to systematically apply mechanistic models can often be attributed to the absence of a general approach for determining if a model is qualified to support decision making in process development. In this work a Bayesian framework for the calibration and quality assessment of mechanistic chromatography models is introduced. Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo is used to assess parameter uncertainty by generating samples from the parameter posterior distribution. Once the parameter posterior distribution has been estimated, it can be used to propagate the parameter uncertainty to model predictions, allowing a prediction-based uncertainty assessment of the model. The benefit of this uncertainty assessment is demonstrated using the example of a mechanistic model describing the separation of an antibody from its impurities on a strong cation exchanger. The mechanistic model was calibrated at moderate column load density and used to make extrapolations at high load conditions. Using the Bayesian framework, it could be shown that despite significant parameter uncertainty, the model can extrapolate beyond observed process conditions with high accuracy and is qualified to support process development.
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- Till Briskot
- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Department of Purification Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Department of Purification Development, Genentech Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Technical Development, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Simulation of Cefoselis hydrochloride adsorption on macroporous resin in a fixed-bed column using orthogonal collocation. Chin J Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Arkell K, Knutson HK, Frederiksen SS, Breil MP, Nilsson B. Pareto-optimal reversed-phase chromatography separation of three insulin variants with a solubility constraint. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1532:98-104. [PMID: 29198837 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With the shift of focus of the regulatory bodies, from fixed process conditions towards flexible ones based on process understanding, model-based optimization is becoming an important tool for process development within the biopharmaceutical industry. In this paper, a multi-objective optimization study of separation of three insulin variants by reversed-phase chromatography (RPC) is presented. The decision variables were the load factor, the concentrations of ethanol and KCl in the eluent, and the cut points for the product pooling. In addition to the purity constraints, a solubility constraint on the total insulin concentration was applied. The insulin solubility is a function of the ethanol concentration in the mobile phase, and the main aim was to investigate the effect of this constraint on the maximal productivity. Multi-objective optimization was performed with and without the solubility constraint, and visualized as Pareto fronts, showing the optimal combinations of the two objectives productivity and yield for each case. Comparison of the constrained and unconstrained Pareto fronts showed that the former diverges when the constraint becomes active, because the increase in productivity with decreasing yield is almost halted. Consequently, we suggest the operating point at which the total outlet concentration of insulin reaches the solubility limit as the most suitable one. According to the results from the constrained optimizations, the maximal productivity on the C4 adsorbent (0.41 kg/(m3 column h)) is less than half of that on the C18 adsorbent (0.87 kg/(m3 column h)). This is partly caused by the higher selectivity between the insulin variants on the C18 adsorbent, but the main reason is the difference in how the solubility constraint affects the processes. Since the optimal ethanol concentration for elution on the C18 adsorbent is higher than for the C4 one, the insulin solubility is also higher, allowing a higher pool concentration. An alternative method of finding the suggested operating point was also evaluated, and it was shown to give very satisfactory results for well-mapped Pareto fronts.
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- Karolina Arkell
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-211 00, Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-211 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-211 00, Lund, Sweden
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Großhans S, Wang G, Fischer C, Hubbuch J. An integrated precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography process for antibody manufacturing: Process development strategy and continuous chromatography exploration. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1533:66-76. [PMID: 29229331 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the past decades, research was carried out to find cost-efficient alternatives to Protein A chromatography as a capture step in monoclonal antibody (mAb) purification processes. In this work, polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation has shown promising results in the case of mAb yield and purity. Especially with respect to continuous processing, PEG precipitation has many advantages, like low cost of goods, simple setup, easy scalability, and the option to handle perfusion reactors. Nevertheless, replacing Protein A has the disadvantage of renouncing a platform unit operation as well. Furthermore, PEG precipitation is not capable of reducing high molecular weight impurities (HMW) like aggregates or DNA. To overcome these challenges, an integrated process strategy combining PEG precipitation with cation-exchange chromatography (CEX) for purification of a mAb is presented. This work discusses the process strategy as well as the associated fast, easy, and material-saving process development platform. These were implemented through the combination of high-throughput methods with empirical and mechanistic modeling. The strategy allows the development of a common batch process. Additionally, it is feasible to develop a continuous process. In the presented case study, a mAb provided from cell culture fluid (HCCF) was purified. The precipitation and resolubilization conditions as well as the chromatography method were optimized, and the mutual influence of all steps was investigated. A mAb yield of over 95.0% and a host cell protein (HCP) reduction of over 99.0% could be shown. At the same time, the aggregate level was reduced from 3.12% to 1.20% and the DNA level was reduced by five orders of magnitude. Furthermore, the mAb was concentrated three times to a final concentration of 11.9mg/mL.
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- Steffen Großhans
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Process Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Morgenstern J, Wang G, Baumann P, Hubbuch J. Model-Based Investigation on the Mass Transfer and Adsorption Mechanisms of Mono-Pegylated Lysozyme in Ion-Exchange Chromatography. Biotechnol J 2017; 12. [DOI: 10.1002/biot.201700255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Josefine Morgenstern
- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences; Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engler-Bunte-Ring 3 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences; Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engler-Bunte-Ring 3 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences; Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engler-Bunte-Ring 3 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences; Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engler-Bunte-Ring 3 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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Arkell K, Breil MP, Frederiksen SS, Nilsson B. Mechanistic Modeling of Reversed-Phase Chromatography of Insulins with Potassium Chloride and Ethanol as Mobile-Phase Modulators. ACS OMEGA 2017; 2:136-146. [PMID: 30023511 PMCID: PMC6044668 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the adsorption mechanism in reversed-phase chromatography (RPC) of proteins and to develop a model for the effect of dual mobile phase modulators-a salt and an organic solvent-on this process. Two different adsorption mechanisms were considered: (1) pure association of a protein molecule and one or more ligands and (2) displacement of the organic modulator, with which the adsorbent is saturated, by the protein upon association with one or more ligands. One model was then derived from each of the two considered mechanisms, combining thermodynamic theories on salting-in, RPC, and the solubility of proteins. The model was then applied to chromatographic data from an earlier report as well as supplementary data for solubility and vapor-liquid equilibria, and case-specific simplifications were made. We found that an adaptation of Kirkwood's electrostatic theories to hydrophobic interaction chromatography describes the observed effect of KCl well. Combining chromatographic and solubility data for one of the insulins, we concluded that the variation in the activity coefficient of the insulin with respect to the concentration of ethanol alone cannot describe its effect on retention. Consequently, one or more other phenomena must affect the adsorption process. Our second model fits the retention data well, supporting the hypothesis that ethanol is directly involved in the adsorption mechanism in this case. Using additional experiments at a high-protein load, we extended the linear-range equilibrium model into a dynamic model for preparative conditions. This model shows good agreement with the high-load data for one of the insulin variants, without any additional effects of the modulator concentrations on the adsorption capacity.
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- Karolina Arkell
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-21100 Lund, Sweden
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- Modelling and Optimization and Mathematical Modelling, Novo Nordisk A/S, Smørmosevej 17-19, DK-2880 Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Modelling and Optimization and Mathematical Modelling, Novo Nordisk A/S, Smørmosevej 17-19, DK-2880 Bagsværd, Denmark
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-21100 Lund, Sweden
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Borg N, Brodsky Y, Moscariello J, Vunnum S, Vedantham G, Westerberg K, Nilsson B. Modeling and robust pooling design of a preparative cation-exchange chromatography step for purification of monoclonal antibody monomer from aggregates. J Chromatogr A 2014; 1359:170-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A model based approach for identifying robust operating conditions for industrial chromatography with process variability. Chem Eng Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Osberghaus A, Drechsel K, Hansen S, Hepbildikler S, Nath S, Haindl M, von Lieres E, Hubbuch J. Model-integrated process development demonstrated on the optimization of a robotic cation exchange step. Chem Eng Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Osberghaus A, Hepbildikler S, Nath S, Haindl M, von Lieres E, Hubbuch J. Determination of parameters for the steric mass action model—A comparison between two approaches. J Chromatogr A 2012; 1233:54-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2012.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Integration of scale-down experimentation and general rate modelling to predict manufacturing scale chromatographic separations. J Chromatogr A 2010; 1217:6917-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2010.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2010] [Revised: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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von Lieres E, Andersson J. A fast and accurate solver for the general rate model of column liquid chromatography. Comput Chem Eng 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Degerman M, Westerberg K, Nilsson B. A Model-Based Approach to Determine the Design Space of Preparative Chromatography. Chem Eng Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200900102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pooling control in variable preparative chromatography processes. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2009; 33:375-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-009-0335-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Moraes CC, Mazutti MA, Rodrigues MI, Filho FM, Kalil SJ. Mathematical modeling and simulation of inulinase adsorption in expanded bed column. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:4395-401. [PMID: 19328491 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 03/10/2009] [Accepted: 03/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A mathematical model for an expanded bed column was developed to predict breakthrough curves for inulinase adsorption on Streamline SP ion-exchange adsorbent, using a crude fermentative broth with cells as the feedstock. The kinetics and mass transfer parameters were estimated using the PSO (particle swarm optimization) heuristic algorithm. The parameters were estimated for each expansion degree (ED) using three breakthrough curves at initial inulinase concentrations of 65.6UmL(-1). In sequence, the model parameters for an ED of 2.5 were validated using the breakthrough curve at an initial concentration of 114.4UmL(-1). The applicability of the validated model in process optimization was investigated, using the model as a process simulator and experimental design methodology to optimize the column and process efficiencies. The results demonstrated the usefulness of this methodology for expanded bed adsorption processes.
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- Caroline Costa Moraes
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - Escola de Química e Alimentos, Rua Engenheiro Alfredo Huch, 475, CP 474, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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Degerman M, Jakobsson N, Nilsson B. Designing Robust Preparative Purification Processes with High Performance. Chem Eng Technol 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200800097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Vanková K, Antosová M, Polakovic M. Adsorption equilibrium of fructosyltransferase on a weak anion-exchange resin. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1162:56-61. [PMID: 17543316 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Revised: 05/07/2007] [Accepted: 05/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The adsorption equilibrium of a glycoprotein, fructosyltransferase from Aureobasidium pullulans, on an anion-exchange resin, Sepabeads FP-DA activated with 0.1M NaOH, was investigated. The adsorption isotherms were determined at 20 degrees C in a phosphate-citrate buffer with pH 6.0 using the static method. Sodium chloride was used to adjust the ionic strength in the range from 0.0215 to 0.1215 mol dm(-3) which provided conditions varying from a weak effect of salt concentration on protein binding to its strong suppression. The equilibrium data were very well fitted by means of the steric mass-action model when the ion-exchange capacity of 290 mmol dm(-3) was obtained from independent frontal column experiments. The model fit provided the protein characteristic charge equal to 1.9, equilibrium constant 0.326, and steric factor 1.095 x 10(5).
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- Katarína Vanková
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 81237 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Degerman M, Jakobsson N, Nilsson B. Modeling and optimization of preparative reversed-phase liquid chromatography for insulin purification. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1162:41-9. [PMID: 17376466 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.02.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This paper presents a model for reversed-phase purification of insulin from desamido insulin. The system is described by a reaction dispersive model with a competitive Langmuir isotherm. A model building and calibration method is presented and the model's region of validity is defined. The model is calibrated using only two-component experiments on the raw mixture by the inverse method and then experimentally validated. The model is then used to optimize the system's production rate with both purity and yield requirements. The yield requirement is varied between 80 and 95% to study the effect on the production rate and the operating point. The operating points found with the optimization were found outside the model's region of validity, but the experimental validation of the operating points shows that the model can be extrapolated to the interesting operating points.
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- Marcus Degerman
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Jakobsson N, Degerman M, Stenborg E, Nilsson B. Model based robustness analysis of an ion-exchange chromatography step. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1138:109-19. [PMID: 17126348 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2006.10.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2006] [Revised: 10/08/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Process development, optimization and robustness analysis for chromatographic separation are often entirely based on experimental work and generic knowledge. This paper describes a model-based approach that can be used to gain process knowledge and assist in the robustness analysis of an ion-exchange chromatography step using a model-based approach. A kinetic dispersive model, where the steric mass action model accounts for the adsorption is used to describe column performance. Model calibration is based solely on gradient elution experiments at different gradients, flow rates, pH and column loads. The position and shape of the peaks provide enough information to calibrate the model and thus single-component experiments can be avoided. The model is calibrated to the experiments and the confidence intervals for the estimated parameters are used to account for the model error throughout the analysis. The model is used to predict the result of a robustness analysis conducted as a factorial experiment and to design a robust pooling approach. The confidence intervals are used in a "worst case" approach where the parameters for the components are set at the edge of their confidence intervals to create a worst case for the removal of impurities at each point in the factorial experiment. The pooling limit was changed to ensure product quality at every point in the factorial analysis. The predicted purities and yields were compared to the experimental results to ensure that the prediction intervals cover the experimental results.
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- Niklas Jakobsson
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Chen WD, Hu HH, Wang YD. Analysis of steric mass-action model for protein adsorption equilibrium onto porous anion-exchange adsorbent. Chem Eng Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jakobsson N, Degerman M, Nilsson B. Optimisation and robustness analysis of a hydrophobic interaction chromatography step. J Chromatogr A 2005; 1099:157-66. [PMID: 16213511 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2005.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2005] [Revised: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 09/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Process development, optimisation and robustness analysis for chromatography separations are often entirely based on experimental work and generic knowledge. The present study proposes a method of gaining process knowledge and assisting in the robustness analysis and optimisation of a hydrophobic interaction chromatography step using a model-based approach. Factorial experimental design is common practice in industry today for robustness analysis. The method presented in this study can be used to find the critical parameter variations and serve as a basis for reducing the experimental work. In addition, the calibrated model obtained with this approach is used to find the optimal operating conditions for the chromatography column. The methodology consists of three consecutive steps. Firstly, screening experiments are performed using a factorial design. Secondly, a kinetic-dispersive model is calibrated using gradient elution and column load experiments. Finally, the model is used to find optimal operating conditions and a robustness analysis is conducted at the optimal point. The process studied in this work is the separation of polyclonal IgG from BSA using hydrophobic interaction chromatography.
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- Niklas Jakobsson
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Nilsson B. Aspects of Modeling a Preparative Ion-Exchange Step for Antibody Purification. Chem Eng Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200500180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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