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BIOPROCESSING USING BIORECEPTOR FERROFLUIDS AND HGMS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 16629
Amount: $383,836.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1310 Masons Mill Ii
Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Liberti, Paul A
 Principal Investigator
 (215) 938-0100
Business Contact
 1 R43 GM45658-01A1
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR INDUSTRY SCALE AFFINITY SEPARATIONS EMPLOYING PROPRIETARY BIO- RECEPTOR FERROFLUIDS (BR-FF) IN COMBINATION WITH EXISTING HIGH GRADIENT MAGNETIC SEPARATORS (HGMS) AND IMPROVED SYSTEMS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. BR-FF ARE BEING USED SUCCESSFULLY FOR DOING IMMUNOASSAYS AND TOGETHER THEY REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD IN THE FIELD OFFERING NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES OVER PRIOR SYSTEMS. THE SPECIFIC AIMS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO DETERMINE IF BR-FF AS CURRENTLY SYNTHESIZED OR AS SYNTHESIZED BY RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD MODIFICATION CAN WITHSTAND THE RIGORS OF DESORPTION (LOW PH, DENATURANTS, CHAOTROPIC IONS) AND RECYCLING. AFFINITY SEPARATIONS CURRENTLY PLAY A MINOR ROLE IN BIOPROCESSING, IN PART BECAUSE OF COST AND THE NATURE OF AFFINITY SUPPORTS (PARTICLES OR MEMBRANES) WHICH ARE CONSTRAINED TO BATCH MODE AND ULTRA-CLEAN SOLUTIONS. BR- FF AND HGMS OFFERS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUOUS AFFINITY SEPARATION WHICH CAN FUNCTION IN THE PRESENCE OF MAJOR SOLUTION CONTAMINANTS INCLUDING SOLIDS; THUS A NEW BIOPROCESSING TECHNOLOGY WHICH ALSO REQUIRES SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER PROCESSING STEPS POSSIBLE.

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