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Bioseparation using membrane chromatography: Innovations, and challenges.

Guoqiang Chen¹, Yinhua Wan², Raja Ghosh³

¹State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Biopharmaceutical Preparation and Delivery, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China.

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|February 2, 2025

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Membrane chromatography offers fast, scalable bioprocessing separations due to its convection-dominant transport. Despite challenges, advancements in materials and design show its growing potential beyond traditional resin-based methods.

Keywords:

Bioseparation Device Membrane Membrane chromatography Purification

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Area of Science:

Bioprocess Engineering
Separation Science
Chromatography Technology

Background:

Resin-based columns dominate bioprocessing chromatography.
Alternative formats like membrane chromatography are emerging but play minor roles.
Membrane chromatography has advanced significantly from its early development stages.

Purpose of the Study:

To review advances in membrane chromatography preparation, device design, and process development.
To explain the reasons behind the limited adoption of alternative chromatography formats.
To discuss the potential of membrane chromatography in bioprocessing and analytical separations.

Main Methods:

Review of recent progress in membrane development, characterization, and device engineering.
Analysis of new membrane matrices, ligands, and linking chemistries.
Discussion of novel applications and process configurations.

Main Results:

Membrane chromatography benefits from convection-dominant transport, enabling fast and scalable separations.
Resolution can be comparable or superior to resin-based chromatography with optimized devices.
New materials, modules, and configurations enhance membrane performance.

Conclusions:

Significant challenges remain for mainstream adoption of membrane chromatography in bioprocessing.
Membrane chromatography holds considerable, largely unexplored potential for analytical separations.
Further development in process design is crucial for membrane chromatography's broader application.