Pharmaceuticals

3M Purification’s core filtration technologies address the most demanding applications in pharmaceutical processing for small molecule and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) applications. Regulatory requirements demand the highest quality product standards along with documented evidence of manufacturing processes. 3M Purification products in the pharmaceutical industry meet the demands of regulatory agencies throughout the world and are used by the largest and most respected pharmaceutical manufacturers in the industry. Pharmaceutical industry product applications addressed by 3M Purification include filters for liquid raw materials, process vents, adsorptive technologies for pharmaceutical intermediates and sterilizing grade filters for validated production.

Clarification/Adsorption

• Zeta Plus™ EXT Series with ZA Media
• Zeta Plus™ EXT Series with SP Media
• Zeta Plus™ ZA Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ LP Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ LA Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ A Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ S Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ VR Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ DELI & DELP Series Filters
• Zeta Plus™ Activated Carbon Series Filters

Sterile Filtration - Liquids

• LifeASSURE™ PDA Series Filters
• LifeASSURE™ PSA Series Filters

Sterile Filtration - Gases

• LifeASSURE™ PFS Series Filters

Prefiltration

• LifeASSURE™ PLA Series Filters

Particle Control

• Betapure™ NT-P Series Filters

Filter Housings

• Zeta Plus™ 12ZP Series Housings
• LifeASSURE™ ZW Series Housing
• LifeASSURE™ ZV & ZS Series Housings

Technical Documents

• Integrity Testing BioASSURE™ PDA020 Filters
• Determination of the Filtration Performance of Industrial Filter Cartridges as Defined by Beta Ratio
• LifeASSURE™ PLA Grade Installation Integrity Testing
• Integrity Testing PSA020 and PSA010 Grade Filter Cartridges and Capsules
• 3M Validation Support Services

Membranes

• LifeASSURE™ PFS Integrity Testing

Application Briefs

• Metal Catalyst-Carbon Complex Removal with a Self-Contained, Reclaimable, Filter Pack
• Chromatography Column Protection with 3M LifeASSURE™ PB Membrane Filters
• Filtration of Cell Culture Growth Media and Process Buffers
• LifeASSURE™ Prefilters Used Upstream of Final Filters
• A Review of the Practices of Using Carbon in the Production of Fine Chemicals
• Development of Low Pyrogenic Response and Ultra-low Metal Ion Extractables Zeta Plus™ Filter

Medium

• DNA Removal from Bioprocess Purification Processes
• Zeta Plus™ Depth Filtration and Alternative Technologies for Cell Culture Clarification
• Filtration Processes Applied in Viral Vector Based Gene Therapy Production
• Filtration Processes Applied in Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody Production
• Metal Removal from Fine Chemical Products
• Filtration Processes Applied in Vaccine Production
• Zeta Plus™ VR Series Filters for Viral Reduction in Blood Plasma Fractionation Processes
• Zeta Plus™ VR Filters for Viral Reduction in Biopharmaceutical Processes

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