Model-based performance analysis of pleated filters with non-woven layers

E Velali, J Dippel, B Stute, S Handt, T Loewe… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The water flow rates of commercial sterilizing grade 10″ filter cartridges were simulated by
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and compared to experimental data. This study …

Filtration membranes-Scavengers for leachables?

A Hauk, E Jurkiewicz, I Pahl, T Loewe… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This publication describes the development of an experimental set-up and testing protocol
to test the hypothesis that filters used for sterile filtration can act as scavengers of leachables. …

Fluid dynamics in pleated membrane filter devices

…, S Handt, B Stute, E von Lieres, T Loewe - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fluid flow rate and total throughput are the major controlling parameters to calculate the
required size of membrane-based filter equipment for manufacturing of pharmaceuticals. …

Benchmarking of sterilizing-grade filter membranes with liposome filtration

…, T Friese, A Mundrigi, S Handt, T Loewe - PDA Journal of …, 2018 - journal.pda.org
Cytotoxic drugs can be encapsulated in liposomes vesicles, which act as drug delivery
vehicles and reduce the risk of exposure of drug to healthy cells. The sterility of such liposome …

Comparative extractables study of autoclavable polyethersulfone filter cartridges for sterile filtration

R Menzel, I Pahl, T Loewe, A Hauk - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2018 - journal.pda.org
Sterile filters are ubiquitous in biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. Because such
filters are in direct contact with the process fluid, profiling of the extractables is of utmost …

[HTML][HTML] Rinsing recommendations for membrane filters and identification of rinsables

R Menzel, I Pahl, T Loewe, A Stuetzer… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Filtration is universally used in biopharmaceutical processing. For example, in upstream
processing for sterilizing-grade filtration of cell culture media or in various downstream …

[CITATION][C] Filtration, 1. fundamentals

…, W Gösele, C Alt, T Loewe - … encyclopedia of industrial …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The article contains sections titled: 1. Terminology 2. Filtration Models 2.1. Calculation of the
Pressure Drop over the Filter Medium and/or the Filter Cake 2.1.1. Definition of Filter …

Using extractables data of sterile filter components for scaling calculations

I Pahl, R Menzel, A Hauk, T Loewe - PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - journal.pda.org
Users of single-use (SU) components need extractables data to demonstrate material safety
for regulatory bodies before incorporation in the biopharmaceutical process. In this context, …

Scalability of sterilizing-grade filters in different filtration modes

…, H Sebastian, H BjÖrn, L Thomas - PDA journal of …, 2020 - journal.pda.org
Scalability of filter throughput in normal flow filtration runs is an important consideration in
the development of biopharmaceutical downstream processes. Depending on the filtration …

Benchmarking of Sterilizing grade filters with liposome Filtration

T Loewe, R Mundlamuri, A Mundrigi… - PDA Journal of …, 2017 - journal.pda.org
Cytotoxic drugs can be encapsulated in liposomes vesicles, which act as drug delivery vehicles
and reduce the risk of exposure of drug to healthy cells(1). The sterility of such liposome …