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Test Process and Results of Potential Masking of Sterilizing-Grade Filters

Stephanie Ferrante, Leesa McBurnie, Mandar Dixit, Brian Joseph and Maik Jornitz
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology September 2020, 74 (5) 509-523; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2019.011189
Stephanie Ferrante
1Millipore Sigma Life Science Research, 17 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA 01923;
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Leesa McBurnie
2Meissner Filtration Products, 1001 Flynn Road, Camarillo, CA 93012 USA;
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Mandar Dixit
3Sartorius Stedim North America Inc., 5 Orville Dr., Bohemia, NY 11716;
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Brian Joseph
4Pall Corporation World Headquarters, 25 Harbor Park Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050; and
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Maik Jornitz
5G-CON Manufacturing Inc., 6161 Imperial Loop, College Station, TX 77845
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    PDA Drug Association Inc. Technical Report No. 26: Liquid Sterilizing Filtration; Bethesda, MD, 2008.
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