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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Degradation of Supercoiled Plasmid DNA Within a Capillary Device |
Author: | Meacle, F. Zhang, H. Papantoniou, I. Ward, J. Titchener-Hooker, N. Hoare, M. |
Citation: | Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2007; 97(5):1148-1157 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
ISSN: | 0006-3592 1097-0290 |
Statement of Responsibility: | F.J. Meacle, H. Zhang, I. Papantoniou, J.M. Ward, N.J. Titchener-Hooker and M. Hoare |
Abstract: | Supercoiled plasmid DNA is susceptible to fluid stress in large-scale manufacturing processes. A capillary device was used to generate controlled shear conditions and the effects of different stresses on plasmid DNA structure were investigated. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis was employed to characterize the flow environment in the capillary device and different analytical techniques were used to quantify the DNA breakage. It was found that the degradation of plasmid DNA occurred at the entrance of the capillary and that the shear stress within the capillary did not affect the DNA structure. The degradation rate of plasmids was well correlated with the average elongational strain rate or the pressure drop at the entrance region. The conclusion may also be drawn that laminar shear stress does not play a significant role in plasmid DNA degradation. |
Keywords: | plasmid DNA capillary device shear rate breakage computational fluid dynamics |
DOI: | 10.1002/bit.21275 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.21275 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Chemical Engineering publications |
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