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Clarification Depth Filters & Pretreatment Solutions

Clarisolve® depth filters and polymers

Our clarification portfolio provides flexibility to the biopharma manufacturer for efficient cell, cellular debris and other insoluble contaminant removal and impurity clearance from different process streams from process development through large-scale manufacturing. Millistak+®, Millistak+® HC Pro and Clarisolve® Depth filters are available in Pod devices.

Millistak+® HC Pro Filters

Millistak+® HC Pro Filters

MILLISTAK+® HC PRO FILTERS

These are high capacity fully synthetic depth filters for primary and secondary clarification and downstream polishing applications. 

Millistak+® Depth Filters

Millistak+® Depth Filters

Millistak+® Depth Filters

These filters are offered in both Pod and lenticular formats. 

  • Millistak+® HC filters combine multiple layers of charged depth media for enhanced particulate retention and filter capacity for clarification and polishing applications.
  • Millistak+® Carbon  offers enhanced impurity clearance for turbidity reduction and polishing.
  • Millistak+® DE filters are single layer clarification filters containing diatomaceous earth and a charged resin binder.
  • Millistak+® CE filters are single layer clarification filters containing cellulose.

Clarisolve® Depth Filters and Flocculation Polymers

Clarisolve® depth filters offer a gradient density structure designed for efficient primary clarification of pretreated  cell culture harvests.

  • Clarisolve® mPAA modified poly (allyl amine) is a stimulus-responsive polymer for flocculation of high cell density cell culture harvests.
  • pDADMAC (poly(diallyldimethyl-ammonium chloride) is a cationic polymer for flocculation of cellular debris.

Support for Qualification, Risk Assessment, and Process Optimization

Complementing our product portfolio, the Emprove® Program provides three types of dossiers to support different stages of development and manufacturing operations such as qualification, risk assessment, and process optimization. The dossiers consolidate comprehensive product-specific testing data, quality statements, and regulatory information in a readily available format to simplify your compliance needs.


Related Product Resources

Product Operations

Article: Generic Process of Virus-Like Particle (VLP) Based Vaccine Manufacturing 
Article: Complete Clarification Solution for Processing High Density Cell Culture 
Article: Selection of Clarification Methods for Improved Downstream Performance and Economics 
Article: Evolving Clarification Strategies to Meet New Challenges 
Article: Industrial Application of Impurity Flocculation to Streamline Antibody Purification Processes 
Article: Development of a Novel and Efficient Cell Culture Flocculation Process Using a Stimulus Responsive Polymer to Streamline Antibody Purification Processes 
Millistak+® Pod Disposable Depth Filter Performance Guide
Application Note: Clarisolve® mPAA Stimulus-responsive Polymer Flocculant for Use with Clarisolve® 60 HX Depth Filters 
Application Note: Millistak+® Activated Carbon for mAb Downstream Purification 
Application Note: pDADMAC Flocculant Reagent for Use with Clarisolve® Depth Filters 

Product Selection

Clarification Portfolio Guide
Flyer: Millistak+® Family and Clarisolve® Depth Filters at a Glance 
Flyer: Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures by Depth Filtration

Product Specifications

Data Sheet: Millistak+® HC Pro 
Data Sheet: Millistak+® Pod Disposable Depth Filter System 
Data Sheet: Millistak+® Pod Carbon Depth Filter Media System 
Data Sheet: Clarification Solutions for Pre-treated Feed Streams 
Chart: Millistak+® Filter Chemical Compatibility


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Highlights

Best Practices for Process Development Using Small-scale Millistak+®
Webinar: Best Practices for Process Development Using Small-scale Millistak+® Filters

How to standardize the process development approach for a two-step clarification process ensuring development of a robust, scalable unit operation.

Clarification of Mammalian Cell Culture Feed Streams
Webinar: Clarification of Mammalian Cell Culture Feed Streams Using a Cationic Flocculant, pDADMAC, and Clarisolve® Depth Filters

pDADMAC for pretreatment of mammalian cell culture harvest utilizing Clarisolve® depth filters for improved primary & secondary clarification of flocculated feeds.

Comprehensive Assessment of a Stimulus-Responsive Flocculation Polymer
Webinar: Comprehensive Assessment of a Stimulus-Responsive Flocculation Polymer for Cell Culture Clarification

A comprehensive holistic assessment of Clarisolve® mPAA flocculation polymer pre-treatment for clarification & subsequent downstream chromatography steps.