Special Issue "Non-Conventional Chromatography Adsorbents for Bioproduct Purification"

Dear Colleagues,

Macromolecules and nanosized biological entities conform an important class of industrial products and scientific targets. Almost inevitably, bioproducts have to be recovered and purified -in many cases from very complex matrices- in order to conduct further studies. In the bioanalytical laboratory, the separation of biological products is key to asses final structure, behaviour and activity. In the case of industrial production, the recovery and purification of bioproducts is a critical process step. The later can influence product quality (biological activity) and overall processing costs. In recent years, a number of alternative chromatography supports have been proposed to the mentioned ends. This was triggered by the limitations encountered with conventional beaded adsorbents, particularly when dealing with an expanded portfolio of novel biological entities. Examples of non-traditional supports are membrane-based adsorbents, macro-porous structures, fibrous materials, and monoliths. This issue explores the performance and applications of alternative bioproduct adsorbents.

Prof. Dr. Hector Fernandez-Lahore
Guest Editor

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• Chromatography
• Adsorbents, alternative
• Cryogels
• Monoliths
• Membranes
• Fibers
• Bioproducts, capture/recovery/purification/fractionation