dialysis, ultrafiltration and lyophilization
DESCRIPTION
biochemical separation techniquesTRANSCRIPT
DIALYSIS, ULTRAFILTRATION
AND LYOPHILIZATION
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Done By:
Sumayyah Muhammad Qasim
dialysis
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PRINCIPLE
Diffusion is the random, thermal movement of molecules in solution (Brownian motion) that leads to the net movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to a lower concentration
until equilibrium is reached.
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Dialysis is an operation
to separate dissolved molecules based on molecular weight.
◦ In practice, a biological sample is placed inside a tube of semi permeable membrane, and placed inside a much bigger container.
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Dialysis
Dialysis
membrane
Conentrated
solution
Buffer
1. Only small molecules diffuse through the collodion
membrane.
2. At equilibrium, the concentration of small molecules is
the same inside and outside the membrane.
3. Macromolecules remain in the bag.
The only two variables in this method are:
1. The type of membrane (most common are
cellophane & cellulose)
2. The size of pores or the molecular weight cut off.
Only molecules or ions smaller than MWCO will move out of the dialysis bag.
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1. Load the sample into dialysis column
2. Place the column into dialysis buffer (1 X PBS)
3. Dialysis at 4˚c overnight (change dialysis buffer for 3-4 times)
4. Dialysis column with appropriate molecular weight cut off
5. Permeate smaller than MWCO(salt,ion)
Retentate concentrated macromolecules (proteins)
6. Collect clarified sample in a new tube
PROTOCOL
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1. Removal of salts and low molecular weight compounds
2. Buffer exchange
3. Concentration of macromolecules
4. Purification of biotechnological products
5. Medical applications: kidney dialysis and Haemodialysis
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Applications and limitation of Dialysis
Daily Application
kidney -blood's toxins and waste products-
Kidney failure-release of nitrogenous containing waste products (urea and creatine) – azotemia
-causes metabolic acidosis leading to illness
Solutes -potassium and calcium
-Sodium Bicarbonate
added to neutralize
Advantage of dialysis
1. Dialysis is still in use today for it is very simple and is still the only way to deal with large-volume samples.
2. characterization of a candidate drug in serum binding assays or detailed study of antigen-antibody interactions
3. proves to be the most accurate method available.
4. inexpensive and easy to perform
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Disadvantage of dialysis
Slow process several hours for completion, and thus, has been
replaced by gel filtration for most applications.
Other forms of dialysis includes flow-dialysis and pressure-dialysis
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Thermo Scientific Slide-A-Lyzer Dialysis Flasks facilitate simple
and effective removal of buffer salts and small contaminants
from proteins and other macromolecules
Volume upto 250 ml in 8 to 24 hours
Molecular -weight cut off 2K, 3.5K, 10K and 20K
Maximum sample recovery and sample purity
The dialysis flasks are available in distinct colors, corresponding
to the pore size (MWCO) of the dialysis membrane: Purple
(20,000 daltons), Orange (10,000 daltons), Pink (3500 daltons),
and Blue (2000 daltons).
Slide-A-Lyzer Dialysis Flasks(preformated dialyzer)
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Diagram of Slide-A-Lyzer Dialysis Flasks
Thermo Scientific Slide-A-Lyzer Dialysis Flasks make sample loading and
recovery easy. Attach supplied float-ring and hydrate membrane for 2 minutes. Pour
sample into device. Remove air and cap. Dialyze for 8 hours to overnight (replace
buffer after 2 and 5 hours). Pour out sample to recover.
Easy to use – Simply pipette or pour sample into flask and begin dialysis
Fast dialysis – flat flask chamber with two membranes provides high surface-area to volume ratio, enabling dialysis of a 250mL sample in 8 hours to overnight
High recovery – rectangular flask design maximizes recovery of entire sample volume via opening at top of flask
Multiple molecular-weight cut offs – select the membrane MWCO that best suits your sample’s molecular weight
Color-coded frames – easily identify membrane pore size (MWCO) based on the frame color
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Highlights:
Separation characteristics of dialysis membranes
Molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) specifications and rates of buffer exchange with Slide-A-Lyzer Dialysis Devices and Snakeskin Dialysis Tubing
Ph.D Paul Haney ;B.S Katherine Herting ;M.S Suzanne Smith, April 18, 2013
ARTICLE
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Figure: How dialysis membranes work. A dialysis membrane is a semi-permeable film (usually a sheet of regenerated cellulose) containing various sized pores. Molecules larger than the pores cannot pass through the membrane but small molecules can do so freely. In this manner, dialysis may be used to perform purification or buffer exchange for samples containing macromolecules.
ULTRAFILTRATION
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Operates according to principle of diffusion under pressure
Solutes and water are extracted
Retains macromolecules i.e. Insulin
Serves two purposes:
Purification
Concenration
Differs from dialysis: dialysis are generally used for simply purification purposes
Definition: Ultrafiltration
Ultrafiltration concentrates a protein solution using selective permeable membranes. The function of the membrane is to let the water and small molecules pass through while retaining the protein. The solution is forced against the membrane by mechanical pump, gas pressure, or centrifugation
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It uses a pressure induced separation of solutes from a solvent through a semi permeable membrane. The relationship between the applied pressure on the solution to be separated and the flux through the membrane is most commonly described by the Darcy equation:
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PRINCIPLE
Darcy equation
J=TMP/µRt
J is the flux (flow rate per membrane area),
TMP is the transmembrane pressure (pressure difference between feed and permeate stream),
μ is solvent viscosity
Rt is the total resistance (sum of membrane and fouling resistance)
Operational Setup
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Batch, Semi-Batch Operation Series Operation
-Largest tank volume and membrane
area required.
-Conversion per pass is low, but with
multiple passes, virtually any
concentration can be achieved
-Fresh medium continually added
to feed tank
-Continual re-pressurization
required
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Membrane Options
Polyethersulfone (Polymeric) Regenerated Cellulose Ceramic
-Excellent hydrolytic stability
-High flux, high retention
-Wide range of operating pH
-Durable and thus
economically efficient
-Expensive
-Susceptible to fouling
and deformation
-Good flux and retention
-Comparatively fragile
-Narrow operating pH
range
-Lower flux than polymer
membranes
Membrane Modules
Spiral Wound
-Cannot produce turbulent flow
with the flow rates at which we
are operating
-Small footprint- 5 – 25 mm with
lengths from 0.6 - 6.4
m.
Cassette
-Produces turbulent flow for
better medium-membrane
communication.
-Small footprint
-Large membrane surface
area
Hollow Tube
- High packing density
-Susceptible to structural
deformation
Hollow fibre moduke Spiral wound module
Cassette module
Applications
Drinking water-used for the removal of particulates and macromolecules from raw water to produce potable water.
Protein concentrate -dairy industry- processing of cheese whey to obtain whey protein concentrate (WPC) and lactose-rich permeate .
- more energy efficient
- consistent product quality, 35-80% protein product depending on operating conditions
-Do not denature proteins as they use moderate operating conditions
Other Applications
Filtration of effluent from paper pulp mill
Cheese manufacture, see ultrafiltered milk
Removal of pathogens from milk
Process and waste water treatment
Enzyme recovery
Fruit juice concentration and clarification
Dialysis and other blood treatments
Desalting and solvent-exchange of proteins (via diafiltration)
Laboratory grade manufacturing
Water treatment in Germany
M. I. Mustaffar, A. F. Ismail, R. M. Illias
Membrane Research Unit, Faculty of Chemical &
Natural Resources Engineering,
University Teknologi Malaysia, Locked Bag 791, 80990 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Fabricated
External coagulant –Tap water
Bore fluid- mixture of potassium acetate and water (20/80 wt.%)
Study on the effect of polymer concentration on
hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane performance and morphology
Three newly developed polymer solution were formulated by using turbidimetric titration method with varying polymer concentration in the range of 18-22 wt.%
Experimental results -the flux of the hollow fiberultrafiltration membranes decreases while the rejection for particular solute increases with an increase in polymer concentration.
-outer skin layer –thicker-denser-increasing polymer concentration –too slow flux-rejection of cyclodextrin
-spinning asymmetric hollow fiber membranes -dilute polymer solution- thin and porous skin layer- leading high value of flux- but a relatively low percentage of rejection for cyclodextrin separation.
LYOPHILIZATION
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Lyophilization, or freeze drying, is a process in whichthe solvent (usually water) is:
-first frozen and then
-removed by sublimation
in a vacuum environmental
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Water is removed from frozen state by sublimation
Drying is achieved by subjecting material to temperature and pressures below triple point.
The major factors that determine the phase which substance takes place depends on
1. temperature
2. Pressure
PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN FREEZE DRYING
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If temperature is b/w sea level freeze
point(320F/ 00 C) and the sea level B.P
(2120F/1000C) the water takes a liquid form.
If the temperature increases above 320F while
keeping the pressure below 1 atm, the water is
warm enough, but there is no enough pressure
for a liquid to form. It become a gas
1. Prepare ice box (dry ice)
2. Add chilled ethanol to reduce mist.
3. Transfer samples into ice box.
4. Remove cap and seal with parafilm.
5. Puncture holes with syringe needles.
6. Turn on lyophizer and close ballast.
7. Wait for vaccum to reach <100 mT, and condenser temperature should be atleast -40˚c
8. Load the sample.
PROTOCOL
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9. Open the valve
10. Let it run for 3 hours at least or overnight
11. After the run is complete, switch the valve to release vaccum
12. Take out the samples
13. Remove parafilm and replace with cap
14. The sample is freeze dried
Continued …
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An initial freezing process, carried out in such a way that:
The product exhibits the desired crystalline structure.
The product is frozen below its eutectic temperature.
A primary drying (sublimation) phase during which:
The partial pressure of the vapour surrounding the product must be lower than the pressure of the vapour from the ice, at the same temperature.
The energy supplied in the form of heat must remain lower than the product's eutectic temperature (the highest allowable product temperature during the conditions of sublimation.)
Lyophilization cycle is divided in three phases:
A secondary drying aimed at eliminating the final traces of water which remain due to absorption, and where:
The partial pressure of the vapor rising from the product will be at its lowest levels.
At the completion of the process, the treated product will have retained its form, volume and original structure-as well as all its physical, chemical and biological properties. It can then be stored (provided packaging is effective to the reduction of moisture migration) for an almost indefinite period of time. As the product is porous, it can be re-dissolved by the simple addition of a proper solvent.
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Freeze drying
In planning for the long-duration Apollo missions, NASA conducted extensive research into space food.
Techniques developed in 1938 - Nestlé -freeze drying. In the United States
Action Products later commercialized this technique for other foods, concentrating on snack food resulting in products like Space ice cream.
The foods are cooked, quickly frozen, and then slowly heated in a vacuum chamber to remove the ice crystals formed by the freezing process.
The final product retains 98% of its nutrition and weighs much less than before drying.
The ratio of weight before and after drying depends strongly on the particular food item but a typical freeze-dried weight is 20% of the original weight.
Today, one of the benefits of this advancement in food preservation includes simple nutritious meals available to handicapped and otherwise homebound senior adults unable to take advantage of existing meal programs.
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Pharmaceutical and biotechnology
-shelf life of the products
-easily stored, shipped
-to produce tablets or wafers
Food and agriculturally-based industries
-freeze-dried ice cream
-remains in good condition, longer than wet food
-Instant coffee
Applications of freeze-drying
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Technological industry
-In chemical synthesis -more stable, or easier to dissolve in water for subsequent use.
-late-stage purification procedure-remove solvents, concentrating substances with low molecular weights
-proteins, enzymes, microorganisms, and blood plasma
In bacteriology freeze-drying is used to conserve special strains.
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Other uses
Organizations -Document Conservation Laboratory -the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) have done studies on freeze-drying as a recovery method of water-damaged books and documents. While recovery is possible, restoration quality depends on the material of the documents. If a document is made of a variety of materials, which have different absorption properties, expansion will occur at a non-uniform rate, which could lead to deformations. Water can also cause mold to grow or make inks bleed. In these cases, freeze-drying may not be an effective restoration method.
To restore water damaged materials, such as rare and valuable manuscripts.
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Advanced ceramics processes sometimes use freeze-drying to create a formable powder from a sprayed slurry mist. Freeze-drying creates softer particles with a more homogeneous chemical composition than traditional hot spray drying, but it is also more expensive.
Freeze drying is also used for floral preservation. Wedding bouquet preservation has become very popular with brides who want to preserve their wedding day flowers
A new form of burial which previously freeze-dries the body with liquid nitrogen has been developed by the Swedish company Promessa Organic AB, which puts it forward as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional casket and cremation burials.
Thermolabile materials can be dried
It is porous and uniform. The reconstitution - easy.
Denaturation does not occur
Migration of salts and other solutes does not take place.
Loss of volatile material is less.
Moisture level can be kept as low as possible.
Sterility can be maintained
ADVANTAGES
The process is very slow and uses complicated plant, which is very
expensive.
It is not a general method of drying, but is limited to certain types of
valuable products that cannot be dried by any other means.
The period of drying is high. Time cannot be shortened.
It is difficult to adopt the method for solutions containing non-
aqueous solvents.
The product is prone to oxidation, due to high porosity and large
surface area, therefore product should be packed in vacuum or using
inert gas or in container.
DISADVANTAGES
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