Smart polymers for bioseparation and other biotechnology applications

Smart polymers for bioseparation and other biotechnological applications 

SAVINA, University of Brighton, UK, I. YU. GALAEV, DSM,The Netherlands and S. V. MIKHALOVSKY, University of Brighton, UK and Nazarbayev University, 

Key words smart polymer, bioseparation, affinity precipitation, two-phase systems, membranes, chromatography, adsorbents, catalysts. 

All separation processes in general, and bioseparation processes in particular, include three stages  

The application of SPs for purification of different substances was reviewed extensively in (Galaev and Mattiasson, 2002) followed recently by the second revised and extended edition (Galaev and Mattiasson, 2007). This chapter presents a brief overview of the fundamentals of SP applications in such purification techniques as  

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