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Focuses on sterilizing grade filters in the biopharmaceutical industry. Emphasizes practical applications of universal and dependable operational protocols, integrity testing, and troubleshooting to streamline the production and preparation of pharmaceuticals. Addresses the complexities of globalizing redundancy in filtration.

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Author:   Maik W. Jornitz (Sartorius North America Inc., Edgewood, New York, USA) ,  Theodore H. Meltzer (Capitola Consulting Company, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.952kg
ISBN:  

9780824702823

ISBN 10:   0824702824
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   18 December 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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From the foreword the authors of these chapters bring an abundance of technical knowledge and experience to this endeavor. Filters are all around us in sterile product manufacturing, and their selection, use, validation, and testing represent an essential fundamental discipline. This book will provide an analytical mind with basic scientific insight into this essential, dynamic, and still somewhat controversial area of contamination prevention. -James E. Akers Akers, Kennedy & Associates Kansas City, Missour well referenced and supported by appropriate tables and figures. a very worthwhile book.contains information useful to both experienced practitioners and students alikewill be a very worthwhile contribution to a reference section. -Indian Journal of Toxicology

Author Information

MAIK W. JORNITZ is Director of Product Management at Sartonus Headquarters, Gottingen, Germany. With over 10 years of experience in separation technologies, Mr. Jornitz supports the biopharmaceutical industry worldwide in validation, integrity testing, and air and water filtration. A member of the Parenteral Drug Association and the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, among others, he is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of numerous professional papers on membrane filters, integrity testing, and validation studies, including Filtration in the Biopharmaceurical Industry (Marcel Dekker, Inc.). Mr. Jornitz received the Diploma in Engineering from the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany. THEODORE H. MELTZER, based in Bethesda, Maryland, is a consultant on filtration and high- purity water preparation to the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. With over 40 years of experience in membrane separations, Dr. Meltzer holds four patents, and is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of Filtration in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Filtration in the Biopharmaceutical Industry (both titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.), High Purity Water Preparation for the Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical and Power Industries, and Phar,naceutical Water Systems as well as many professional papers and book chapters that reflect his research interests in the structure—property relationships in membrane filters, filter systems, and their validation. A member of the American Chemical Society, the Parenteral Drug Association, and the Filtration Society, Dr. Meltzer received the Ph.D. degree in physical- organic chemistry from the University of Chicago, Illinois. He pursued postdoctoral work in polymer mechanical properties at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.

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