Membrane & Separation Technology News articles from June 2002

Membrane & Separation Technology News archives from June 2002

NON-SEPARATING: Caco Serves Up Better Assays.
June 1, 2002... Millipore has introduced the MultiScreen Caco-2 96-well membrane- bottomed plate for in vitro drug transport assays, designed to support adherent cell growth and differentiation of Caco-2, and other cell lines, frequently used in simulating...

MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS: Shipboard System Cuts Graywater.
June 1, 2002... A membrane bioreactor (MBR) built to treat ship-generated graywater will wrap up its second round of testing by the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock Division (NSWCCD) in September. The system, installed on the USS Bonhomme Richard,...

MEMBRANE CHROMATOGRAPHY Stacked-Disks Efficient, Economical.
June 1, 2002... Millipore has introduced the Intercept Q charged, stacked-disk membrane adsorber as a fast, reliable, and economic alternative to conventional chromatography for polishing therapeutic proteins. The disposable plug-and-process capsules...

Cartridges Boost Yields, Cut Costs.
June 1, 2002... To complement its existing line of Mustang Q units for the biopharmaceuticals industry, Pall Corp. has introduced its Mustang S line of membrane chromatography cartridges and capsules, super- efficient, disposable chromatography products that...

ION EXCHANGE: SOM Converts Oxides to High Purity Metal.
June 1, 2002... Australasian Gold Mines NL has acquired the worldwide rights to market a technique using solid oxygen-ion-conducting membranes (SOM Process) to directly convert oxides to high purity and low oxygen content metals as applied to tantalum,...

GAS SEPARATIONS: Plating with Osmosis Improves Flux.
June 1, 2002... Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a rapid process using electroless plating with osmosis to form thin, dense composite membranes of palladium/glass and palladium/stainless steel with enhanced hydrogen permeability and...

Vacuum Grabs Particles at Surface.
June 1, 2002... Using composite membrane technology, W.L. Gore has developed a vacuum cleaner filter that removes indoor air pollutants such as dust, allergens, and irritants by capturing the particles at the membrane's surface. Unlike depth filters...

MATERIALS: Silicon Serves As Nanotube Template.
June 1, 2002... A team of materials scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has discovered a method for reliably controlling the growth of carbon nanotubes on silicon dioxide. The scientists say the most immediate use for the technology is...

Bilayers Show Cell Interactions.
June 1, 2002... Sandia researchers have created an artificial cell membrane of phospholipid bilayers with attached receptor headgroups and, for the first time, through advanced microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, been able to observe the reversible...

BIOMEDICAL & BIOMEMBRANE: Regeneration Template Gets Scar Treatment OK.
June 1, 2002... Integra LifeSciences Holding Corp. has received FDA approval to market its Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, conventionally used for burn treatment, for the repair of scar contractures. The template, a two-layer membrane made of a...

FUEL CELLS: Co-Firing Cuts Production Time.
June 1, 2002... Global Thermoelectric, Inc. has achieved optimization of its solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) membrane-manufacturing process by simultaneous co-firing all three layers of the membrane, reducing production time by more than 50% and overall labor and...

INDUSTRY NEWS: ATP Accepting Competition Bids.
June 1, 2002... The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun accepting proposals for its fiscal year 2002 competition. The ATP is a government/private industry partnership designed to accelerate...

Navy Contracting for Nitrogen Generators.
June 1, 2002... The Department of the Navy is seeking to procure mobile nitrogen gas membrane generators for onshore use filling service carts and cylinders that will directly supply aircraft and other equipment with nitrogen. A firm fixed price contract will...

Ballard Developing Manufacturing Methods.
June 1, 2002... Ballard Power Systems and the Precision Machinery Group of EBARA Corp. and EBARA Research Co., Ltd. have entered into an exclusive agreement to develop pilot scale manufacturing processes and equipment for Ballard's BAM grafted proton exchange...

Osmonics Expanding Production Capacity.
June 1, 2002... In response to increased world demand for reverse osmosis (RO) treatment in bottled water, municipal water, seawater desalination, and industrial water applications, Osmonics, Inc. has announced an initiative to build a dedicated,...

Ridgway Awarded Water Prize.
June 1, 2002... Harry F. Ridgway, research director for the Water Resources & Technology Department of Orange County Water District, has been awarded the 2002 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for excellence in water research. The annual prize, which...

Briefly Noted:.
June 1, 2002... * Millipore Corp. (Bedford, MA) has dedicated its recently completed Biopharmaceutical Technology Center in Billerica, Massachusetts, at ceremonies co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Massachusetts Biotechnology Council...

CALENDAR.
June 1, 2002... July 17, 2002. International Conference on Industrial Wastewater Recovery and Reuse, Stafford Cripps Building, School of Water Sciences, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, U.K. Contact: Short Course Office; Tel: + 44 (0)...

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Membrane Development for Emerging Markets.
June 1, 2002... Willem Kools, Membrane Research & Development, Millipore Corp., 80 Ashby Rd., Bedford, MA 01730

Introduction.
June 1, 2002... Membranes have been around for many decades. Originally developed about a century ago, microporous membranes were used to detect bacterial contamination of water. In the 1970s, ultrafiltration membranes were introduced to separate small...

Virus Filtration: A Regulated Market.
June 1, 2002... Increased demand for purification products might arise from regulatory issues. One of the emerging markets for membranes, virus filtration, becomes more and more important. There is a valid reason for this: liability of virus contamination is...

Membrane-Related Fields.
June 1, 2002... Membranes are used for separation and purification of different media. Occasionally, markets arise that lie outside of the membrane field, but where membrane formation knowledge can be leveraged. A good example of this is the ZipTip. In this...

Diagnostic Membranes.
June 1, 2002... A third type of emerging market is the diagnostic market. The growth in this market presents a lot of opportunities. Having the right membrane portfolio will enable one to capture this emerging market. Again, membranes for diagnostic...

Conclusion.
June 1, 2002... Different must-haves are presented to make membrane R&D highly effective: * application knowledge, * strong technology platforms in the proper fields, and * fundamental knowledge in formation processes. By concentrating on these three...