SBIR/STTR Research Award
Improved Ultrafilters for Bioprocessing
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Abel Company
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
Efficient separation and purification of bioproducts on a commercial scale are controlling steps in the bioprocessing of high value-added products such as therapeutics in human health care. This project will examine the feasibility of achieving significant improvement in downstream processing through-put by the use of flow-induced vortices to reduce or eliminate the effect of concentration polarization and fouling of the membrane surface in ultrafiltration applications.
Technology keywords
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