DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING FEATURED ARTICLES
Cloak And Swagger: Engineers Use Plasmonics To Create An Invisible Photodetector
It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers at Stanford and UPenn have shown. They have created an invisible, light-detecting device that can “see without being seen.” By Andrew Myers
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3 Factors To Prevent Protein Aggregation For Your Protein Purification Buffer
Before you purify your first batch of a new protein it is important to know what buffer you might want to use to keep precipitation of proteins to a minimum.
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Putting Capillary Electrophoresis to Work It's been over 10 years since the first commercial instrument for capillary electrophoresis (CE) was introduced with a fanfare and a list of promises to revolutionize the world of separation science...
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Researchers' Sequencing Of Human and Monkey Malaria Genomes Reveals Challenges, Opportunities In Battle Against Parasite
Genetic variability revealed in malaria genomes newly sequenced by two multi-national research teams points to new challenges in efforts to eradicate the parasite, but also offers a clearer and more detailed picture of its genetic composition, providing an initial roadmap in the development of pharmaceuticals and vaccines to combat malaria.
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING WHITE PAPERS & CASE STUDIES
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Automated Bioluminescent ADCC Reporter Bioassay Using Bioengineered Jurkat Cells
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly exploring new biologic and biosimilar products, and thus increasing monoclonal antibody (mAb) immunotherapeutic research. By Tracy Worzella, Promega Corporation and Brad Larson, Applications Department, BioTek Instruments, Inc.
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Micro-Volume Determination Of Labeling Efficiency In A Standard Microplate Reader
A variety of methods and reagents have been developed to efficiently label biomolecules. By Peter J. Brescia, Applications Scientist, BioTek Instruments, Inc.
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Effect Of Sterilization On Mechanical Properties Of Silicone Rubbers
Silicone rubber is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry where sterilizability is an essential requirement for all fluid transfer equipment. Pharmaceutical products must be sterilized frequently and repeatedly by high level energy and/or chemical vapor in order to eliminate bacterial surface contamination.
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CD69 Expression On Activated Lymphocytes Is Stable In Streck's Cyto-Chex® BCT
The purpose of this study was to determine if the activation marker, CD69, is preserved and stable in whole blood samples collected in Cyto-Chex® BCT. Previous studies have demonstrated CD marker stability of whole blood samples collected in Cyto-Chex BCT for up to 7 days when stored at room temperature (18-22°C). By Jodi Alt, Ph.D
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Removal Of Host Cell Proteins During Monoclonal Antibody Purification
Protein A chromatography is a widely used and highly successful method of purifying recombinant monoclonal antibodies. However, since Protein A has high affinity for antibodies, harsh conditions such as low pH are often required to elute monoclonal antibodies from Protein A affinity columns. By 3M Purification Inc
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A Purification Strategy For Clinical-Grade Monoclonal Antibody
mAbs are currently the most important class of therapeutic proteins. Advances in upstream process technologies have led to tremendous improvement of mAb titers in mammalian cell culture.