Author Archives: Michael Peck

Dosing Considerations and Impacts on the Clarification of Mammalian Cell Culture Feed Streams Using Poly-diallyldimethylammonium Chloride Flocculant in Conjunction with Clarisolve® Depth Filters

pDADMAC pretreatment of mammalian cell culture, coupled with Clarisolve® depth filters, provides for an effective pretreatment method by shifting the particle size distribution towards larger particles which can then be ‘matched’ to a graded depth filter designed for higher solids loading. Flexibility in filtration performance around pDADMAC dosing, flux rates, mixing hold times, and the variability in cell culture harvests provides for a robust clarification platform. Additionally, utilizing Clarisolve® filters for direct harvests, allows for a more compressed clarification train,…

pDADMAC Flocculant Reagent for Use with Clarisolve® Depth Filters

Advances in cell line engineering and media design have allowed for improvements in monoclonal antibody expression, with cell culture systems exhibiting product titers >10 g/L. These high-density cell cultures pose a great challenge in the use of existing solid liquid separation techniques because of the need to remove larger amounts of biomass and the increase in submicron particles. In addition, the increased level of soluble impurities introduces new bottlenecks for chromatographic processing because of the increased levels of contaminants from…