In this article, Glenn Hiroyasu, Americas development manager for Quattroflow Fluid Systems, examines the challenges of flow rate and pressure in chromatography, virus filtration, TFF and inline blending processes and illustrates why the quaternary diaphragm pump is ideal for use in biopharmaceutical-manufacturing applications.
At the heart of it
Every iteration of unit operation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing must adhere to an unbending set of operational parameters if the desired outcome — a viable, contaminant-free drug suitable for human or animal consumption and administration — is to be realised.