Patent · US Expired

Membrane, device and method for removing proteases from liquids

US8343350B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sartorius AG · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Demmer · Göttingen, DE
Dietmar Nussbaumer · Göttingen, DE
Hans-Heinrich Horl · Bovenden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2003
Grant date	Jan 1, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01D15/3814
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention comprises a membrane and device and method for removing proteases from fluids, particularly from biological fluids and pharmaceutical solutions, which uses a microporous membrane body, whereby inhibitors that selectively bind proteases are coupled to the membrane body by chemically activated groups.

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