Manufacturing of agarose-based chromatographic adsorbents - Effect of ionic strength and cooling conditions on particle structure and mechanical strength.
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Manufacturing of agarose-based chromatographic adsorbents - Effect of ionic strength and cooling conditions on particle structure and mechanical strength. / Ioannidis, Nicolas; Bowen, James; Pacek, Andrzej; Zhang, Zhibing.
In: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 367, No. 1, 02.2012, p. 153-160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Manufacturing of agarose-based chromatographic adsorbents - Effect of ionic strength and cooling conditions on particle structure and mechanical strength.
AU - Ioannidis, Nicolas
AU - Bowen, James
AU - Pacek, Andrzej
AU - Zhang, Zhibing
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - The effect of ionic strength of agarose solution and quenching temperature of the emulsion on the structure and mechanical strength of agarose-based chromatographic adsorbents was investigated. Solutions of agarose containing different amounts of NaCl were emulsified at elevated temperature in mineral oil using a high-shear mixer. The hot emulsion was quenched at different temperatures leading to the gelation of agarose and formation of soft particles. Analysis of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) images of particle surfaces shows that pore size of particles increases with ionic strength and/or high quenching temperature. Additionally it has been found that the compressive strength of particles measured by micromanipulation also increases with ionic strength of the emulsion and/or high quenching temperature but these two parameters have no significant effect on the resulting particle size and particle size distribution. Results from both characterization methods were compared with Sepharose 4B, a commercial agarose-based adsorbent. This is the first report examining the effect of ionic strength and cooling conditions on the microstructure of micron-sized agarose beads for bioseparation.
AB - The effect of ionic strength of agarose solution and quenching temperature of the emulsion on the structure and mechanical strength of agarose-based chromatographic adsorbents was investigated. Solutions of agarose containing different amounts of NaCl were emulsified at elevated temperature in mineral oil using a high-shear mixer. The hot emulsion was quenched at different temperatures leading to the gelation of agarose and formation of soft particles. Analysis of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) images of particle surfaces shows that pore size of particles increases with ionic strength and/or high quenching temperature. Additionally it has been found that the compressive strength of particles measured by micromanipulation also increases with ionic strength of the emulsion and/or high quenching temperature but these two parameters have no significant effect on the resulting particle size and particle size distribution. Results from both characterization methods were compared with Sepharose 4B, a commercial agarose-based adsorbent. This is the first report examining the effect of ionic strength and cooling conditions on the microstructure of micron-sized agarose beads for bioseparation.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.10.063
DO - 10.1016/j.jcis.2011.10.063
M3 - Article
C2 - 22115158
VL - 367
SP - 153
EP - 160
JO - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
JF - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
SN - 0021-9797
IS - 1
ER -