A workflow for the development of template-assisted membrane crystallization downstream processing for monoclonal antibody purification

Nazer Rajoub, Charline J. J. Gerard, Elvira Pantuso, Enrica Fontananova, Rocco Caliandro, Benny D. Belviso, Efrem Curcio, Fiore P. Nicoletta, James Pullen, Wenqian Chen, Jerry Y. Y. Heng, Sean Ruane, John Liddell, Natalie Alvey, Joop H. ter Horst, Gianluca Di Profio

Published: 2023-09-10 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00869-w

Monoclonal antibody purification

Template-assisted crystallization

Membrane crystallization

Gram-scale production

Sustainable purification

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Introduction
Materials
Procedure 1: screening of protein crystallization conditions
- Vapor diffusion experiments
Procedure 2: template particle preparation and characterization
Procedure 3: particle integration into the membrane
Procedure 4: MAC
Procedure 5: characterization of crystal products
- Assessment of the solution obtained by crystal dissolution
Troubleshooting
Timing
Anticipated results
Acknowledgements

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